Public Health Assessment for Conroe Creosoting Company Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas. EPA Facility ID: TXD008091951;Final rept

摘要

The Conroe Creosoting Company (CCC) site is a former wood-treatment facility east of the city limits of Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas. The 147-acre property lies on the north side of State Highway 105 at 1776 E. Davis. Located to the west of CCC is Stewart's Creek, and to the east are an on-site lake and Little Caney Creek. From 1946 until 1997, workers at this facility treated lumber with creosote, pentachlorophenol (PCP), or copper-chromate-arsenic (CCA) to preserve the wood for use as fence posts, railroad ties, or utility poles. In accordance with an Interagency Cooperative Agreement, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and Texas Department of Health (TDH) has prepared this Public Health Assessment (PHA) for the Conroe Creosoting Company site. This PHA presents conclusions about whether exposures are occurring, and whether a health threat is present. In some cases, exposure can be determined to have occurred in the past$ however, often a lack of appropriate historical data makes it difficult to quantify past exposures. It a threat to public health exists, recommendations are made to stop or reduce the threat to public health.