Health Consultation: Assessment of Metals at the C & F Plating Site, Albany, Albany County, New York

摘要

The C & F Plating Site is located at 406 North Pearl Street in the City of Albany, New York. The area was operated as a chrome plating facility from the 1920s to 1985. Since 1985 the facility has been used for storage of miscellaneous equipment. In late January of 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) removed numerous containers of liquid and solid wastes from the site.The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) was asked to review data from the post removal sampling activities and to assess the potential for human health hazards associated with exposure to the metal contaminants remaining at the facility. Currently, the questions regarding human health hazards are related to trespassers on the site and the potential hazards for personnel who may conduct subsequent clean-up activities. On April 2, 2004, EPA received validated analytical data of environmental samples taken from the building (chips from the concrete floor and dust/debris) and soil around the building. ATSDR discussed the current conditions at the site in a conference call on June 1, 2004. Participating in the conference call were Jonathan Blonk, ATSDR Regional Representative; Leah Escobar, ATSDR Regional Representative; Carl Pellegrino, EPA On-Scene Coordinator, Region 2; Dan Geraghty, Regional Toxics Coordinator, New York State Department of Health; Keith Gergs, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC); and numerous scientists from ATSDR who are based in Atlanta, Georgia.