Environmental Health and Assessment

Environmental health and assessment research has been conducted on a variety of environmental health issues. Research includes chromium, dioxin, asbestos, MBTE, metals in soils, public health tracking and fish advisories.

Staff Expertise

Bioaccumulation
Tom Belton
(609) 633-3866

Gary Buchanan
(609) 633-8457

Biomonitoring
Linda Bonanno
(609) 984-9480

• Fish Advisories (on-going)
• Environmental Trends(on-going)
• Chromium Work Group(2009)
• MTBE in New Jersey's Environment(2009)
• NJ Toxics Reduction Workplan for NY-NJ Harbor (NJTRWP) (2008)
• PCB TMDLs, Pollution Minimization Plans and Source Trackdown in Camden City (August, 2008)
• Pfiesteria Research & Contingency Plan(2007)
• Preliminary Assessment of the Toxicity from Exposure to Crumb Rubber:
  its use in Playgrounds and Artificial Turf Playing Fields(2007)
• Endangered Plant Species Populations in NJ: Health & Threats(2006)
• Digital Land Dataset Comparison and Integration Analysis(2003)
• Final Report of the New Jersey Comparative Risk Project(2003)
• Sparta Township Environmental Asbestos Study (2002)
• Ambient Levels of Metals in New Jersey Soils(1997-2002)
• Dioxin Reports(1998 & 1985)

Research Projects & Summaries

• Cultural Uses of Mercury in New Jersey – Year 2 - Mercury Vapor in Residential Buildings – Comparison of Communities That Use Mercury for Cultural Purposes with a Reference Community(2007)
• Assessment of Historical and Current Trends in Mercury Deposition to New Jersey Aquatic Systems through Analysis of Sediment/Soil Cores -(2003)
  • Full Report- 168 pages - 860 kb
• Ambient Levels of Metals in New Jersey Soils(2003)
• Communicating Status and Trends in Environmental Quality: Reactions of Legislative Staff, Reporters, Activists, and Citizens(2003)
• Cultural Uses of Mercury in New Jersey(2003)
• Emergency Room Visits and Hospital Admissions of Asthmatics in NJ as an Indicator of Ozone Exposure (2003)
• Environmental Endocrine Disruption and Its Potential Impacts on Public Health and the Environment in New Jersey - (White Paper Summary)(2003)
• Perceived Impacts of Fish Consumption Advisories on the Recreational Fishing Boat Industry in New Jersey (2003)
• Modeling Vapor Transport through Underground Utilities from Contaminant Spill Sources to the Interior of Buildings - Year 1 (August 2000)
• Modeling Vapor Transport through Underground Utilities from Contaminant Spill Sources to the Interior of Buildings - Year 2 - Documentation of R-UNSAT A Computer Model for the Simulation of Reactive, Multispecies Transport in the Unsaturated Zone
• A Summary of Selected Soil Constituents and Contaminants at Background Locations in New Jersey (1993)
• Adsorption\Desorption and Transport of Mercury and Arsenic in New Jersey Soils -Final Report
  • - Year 1- August 1993 - January 1995 (18.0mb)
  • - Year 2 - August 1994 -December 1995 (43.2mb)
  • - Year 3 - Part 1- Mercury - July 1997 (83.8 mb)
  • - Year 3 - Part 2- Arsenic - July 1997 (87.6 mb)

• Soil Contamination as a Groundwater Contamination Indicator – September 15, 1994 (54.8mb)
• Model for Evaluation of the Impact of Contaminated Soil on Groundwater - PHASE I – July 1991 (81.5mb)
• Model for Evaluation of the Impact of Contaminated Soil on Groundwater – Phase II- February 1994 (62.4 mb)
• Movement of High Concentrations of Low Volatility Organic Compounds through the Unsaturated Soil Zone – Phase III – Part 2 – January, 1996 (24.1mb)

The Fate and Transport of Inorganic Contamination in New Jersey Soils - Final Report-

• Year1 (December 1991) - (40.6 mb)
• Year 2 (August 1, 1991 - July 31, 1992)- (25.7 mb)
• Year 3 - April 1994 (64.8mb)