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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

BRICK TOWNSHIP INVESTIGATION
(a/k/a BRICK TOWNSHIP AUTISM INVESTIGATION)
BRICK TOWNSHIP, OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
EPA FACILITY ID: NJXCRA455000

November 29, 2000

Prepared by:

Superfund Site Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND ISSUES

BACKGROUND

A. History
1. Literature Review
2. Prevalence Investigation
a. Methods
b. Results
c. Conclusions
3. Environmental Pathways
4. Community Involvement
B. Demographics and Land Use

DISCUSSION

A. Pathway Analysis
B. Public Health Implications
1. Completed Exposure Pathways
a. Trihalomethanes
i. Bromoform
ii. Chloroform
b. Tetrachloroethylene
2. Incomplete Exposure Pathways
3. Potential Exposure Pathways
a. Brick Township Landfill
b. Fluid Packaging Spill
c. Swimming in the Metedeconk River
4. ATSDR Child Health Initiative

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

AUTHORS OF REPORT

ATSDR TEAM MEMBERS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

APPENDICES

Appendix A - Contaminants of Concern
Appendix B - Comparison Values
Appendix C - Contaminants Above Screening Values
Appendix D - Theoretical Cancer Risk Tables
Appendix E - Figures
Appendix F - Glossary of Terms
Appendix G - Public Comments and ATSDR's Responses

LIST OF TABLES

Appendix A - Contaminants of Concern

Appendix C, Table 1 - Contaminants Detected in Brick Township Municipal Drinking Water, Above Environmental Screening Values

Appendix C, Table 2 - Contaminants Detected in Groundwater, Above Environmental Screening Values

Appendix D - Theoretical Cancer Risk Associated with Exposure to Bromoform, Chloroform, and PCE in the Brick Township Municipal Drinking Water Supply

LIST OF FIGURES

Appendix E, Figure 1 - Graph, Place of Birth

Appendix E, Figure 2 - Demographic Map

Appendix E, Figure 3 - Brick Township Municipal Water System Map

Appendix E, Figure 4 - Brick Township Study Participants

Appendix E, Figure 5 - Locations of Total Trihalomethane Levels with at Least One Sample Above 80 Parts Per Billion

Appendix E, Figure 6 - Locations of Total Trihalomethane Levels with at Least One Sample Above 80 Parts Per Billion with Residence at Birth/Conception for Study Participants

Appendix E, Figure 7 - Brick Township Landfill and Residence at Birth/Conception

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