Public Health Assessment for Brick Township Investigation (a/k/a/ Brick TownshipAutism Investigation) Brick Township, Ocean County, New Jersey

摘要

This public health assessment (PHA) was developed to address specific concernsbrought to the attention of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) by a local parents groups, Senator Torricelli and Representative Smith regarding concerns about a possible excess of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Brick Township, New Jersey. ATSDR was asked to assess hazardous chemical exposure in the environment from three areas: (1) the municipal drinking water supply, (2) swimming in the Metedeconk River, and (3) the Brick Township Landfill. This public health assessment evaluates possible exposures from these areas. ATSDR collected data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) and the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority (BTMUA) to assess past and current possible exposures related to the three exposure pathways.