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Environmental Health Hazard Investigation Reports Clearinghouse

Passaic County

Hawthorne:

Hawthorne Municipal Wells

Pompton Lakes:

E.I. DuPont De Nemours (DuPont Pompton Lakes Works)

Ringwood:

Ringwood Mines/Landfill

Wanaque:

Adrow Chemical Company

Glossary of Terms

Public Health AssessmentA Public Health Assessment is an evaluation and statement of the public health issues related to a contaminated site. Every New Jersey site on the National Priorities List has had a Public Health Assessment completed. Environmental data, health outcome data, and community health concerns are all considered in the process of developing a Public Health Assessment in order to: (1) identify human exposures and hazardous conditions associated with a site, (2) identify past, current or future impact on public health, (3) develop health advisories or other health recommendations (4) identify populations living or working near the sites for further studies or actions .
Public Health ConsultationA Public Health Consultation is similar to a Public Health Assessment, but is designed to answer a focused question about the site and its health impact. Many sites have had at least one Public Health Consultation.
Citizen’s GuideCitizen’s Guides are summaries of the technical Public Health Assessment and Public Health Consultation documents.
Public Health AdvisoryA Public Health Advisory is issued in rare instances where contamination poses an immediate and significant danger to public health.
Exposure InvestigationAn Exposure Investigation is conducted as part of a Public Health Assessment, Consultation or Advisory, if it is necessary to perform limited human exposure measurements. This may include biological sampling (e.g., blood, urine, or hair) of nearby residents, or additional environmental sampling of potential areas of exposure. Large scale biological sampling may be continued by the Health Studies Project. Large scale environmental sampling is performed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) or the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

HAWTHORNE
Site Name	Reports and Resources
Hawthorne Municipal Wells	Public Health Assessment (ATSDR): June 2000
POMPTON LAKES
Site Name	Reports and Resources
E.I. DuPont De Nemours (Dupont Pompton Lakes Works)	Public Health Intervention
RINGWOOD
Site Name	Reports and Resources
Ringwood Mines/Landfill	Public Health Consultation (reviews cancer incidence in the population living near the site, 1979 - 2008): December 2011 [pdf 69k] Public Health Consultation: December 2011 (reviews childhood blood lead data in population living near the site, July 1999 to December 2010) [pdf 87k] Public Health Consultation – Public comment draft released June 2009: (reviews metals and synthetic organic compounds in biota) [pdf 302k] Public Health Assessment for Public Comment: May 2006 Complete document: [pdf 8m] If you are unable to download the complete document, it is also available in sections as follows: Public Health Assessment for Public Comment, text only [pdf 280k] Public Health Assessment Tables [pdf 172k] Public Health Assessment Figures [pdf 4.07m] Public Health Assessment Photographs [pdf 776k] Public Health Assessment Appendices [pdf 3.24m] Citizen’s Guide to the Public Health Assessment: May 2006 Site Review and Update: September 1994 [pdf 446] Public Health Assessment: April 1989 [pdf 682k] USEPA Site Fact Sheet
WANAQUE
Site Name	Reports and Resources
Adrow Chemical Company	Public Health Consultation: September 2006 (evaluates levels of mercury in indoor air) [pdf 3m]

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