Public Health Assessment for Pfizer, Incorporated, East St. Louis, St. ClairCounty, Illinois, EPA Facility ID: ILD006317119

摘要

Residents in the neighborhood near the Pfizer site in East St. Louis, St. ClairCounty, Illinois, requested that the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) conduct a public health assessment of the site. Residents are concerned that they are being exposed to site-related contaminants from the air and soil. From reviewing available data, IDPH concludes that the Pfizer site does not pose a public hazard. Because of the lack of air monitoring data, the air pathway poses an indeterminant public health hazard. The main health issue of concern to area residents is off-site exposure to airborne contaminants from the site. Dust is currently released and has also been released in the past. The most notable release is red, iron oxide pigment, and soils surrounding the site have a reddish stain. The pigment settles on homes and cars and is reportedly difficult to clean from these surfaces. Another concern of area residents is exposure to contaminants in the soil.