Health Consultation: Peppermint Tree Nursery School, Raritan Arsenal, Area of Concern 2, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey

摘要

The Peppermint Tree Nursery School is located in the Raritan Center business complex, Building 165, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The Raritan Center was constructed on the former Raritan Arsenal site where ordnance, arms, and machinery were stored, shipped, and/or decommissioned. In May 2003, elevated indoor air levels of tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene, or PCE, were detected in the nursery school. PCE, a probable human carcinogen, is a solvent used primarily for metal degreasing and dry cleaning. Through a cooperative agreement with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) reviewed environmental data available for the site and conducted an analysis of past, current, and future human exposures. Public health implications associated with indoor air exposures to PCE were evaluated for children and school employees.