Public Health Assessment for Dover Township Municipal Landfill (a/k/a DoverTownship Landfill) EPA Facility ID: NJD980771570 and Silverton Private Well Contamination Investigation (a/k/a Silverton Wells) EPA Facility ID: NJD981877780 Dover Township, Ocean

摘要

In response to concerns of the Dover Township community regarding an increasedincidence of childhood cancers, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) developed a Public Health Response Plan to organize and conduct public health investigations. In addition to evaluating the chemical and radiological quality of the community water supply and analyzing New Jersey State Cancer Registry statistics, the NJDHSS and the ATSDR initiated Public Health Assessments for two National Priorities List sites which are located in Dover Township: Reich Farm (RF; CERCLIS No. NJD980529713) and Ciba-Geigy Corporation (CERCLIS No. NJD001502517). Based upon information collected by the NJDHSS and the ATSDR during health assessment activities for the Reich Farm site, and a high level of community concern, the NHDHSS and the ATDSR also began to separate Public Health Assessment to evaluate the public health issues associated with the Dover Township Municipal Landfill (CERCLIS No. NJD980771570).