Public Health Assessment for Lawrence Aviation Industries, Port Jefferson, Suffolk County, New York, November 29, 2005. EPA Facility ID: NYD002041531.

摘要

The purpose of this public health assessment is to evaluate potential human exposure pathways from contaminants at the Lawrence Aviation Industries site. The Lawrence Aviation site was proposed to the NPL on October 22, 1999 and was listed on February 4, 2000. Much is still unknown about the ways in which people might have been exposed to contamination from the Lawrence Aviation site. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is conducting a remedial investigation at the site, which may help to answer questions about potential exposure pathways. To date, the only confirmed exposures that are likely related to the site have involved contaminated private water supplies and a small stream and pond near the site. The predominant contaminant was trichloroethene, a chlorinated solvent used by many industries in the past. This public health assessment focuses primarily on exposure to volatile organic contaminants (VOCs) in private drinking water supplies and possible exposure to contaminated surface water. The document describes actions taken to date to identify those potentially exposed and to provide an alternative source of drinking water for the homeowners with contaminated private wells.