PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

GRAND STREET MERCURY SITE
HOBOKEN, HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
CERCLIS NUMBER: NJ0001327733

November 27, 1998

Prepared by:

Hazardous Site Health Evaluation Program
Consumer and Environmental Health Services
Division of Environmental and Occupational Health
The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Under a Cooperative Agreement with:
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description And History
B. Site Visit
C. Demographics, Land Use, And Natural Resources Use
D. Community Health Concern Evaluation

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

A. On-Site Contamination
B. Off-Site Contamination
C. Physical And Other Hazards

PATHWAYS ANALYSIS

A. Completed Exposure Pathways

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Toxicological Evaluation
B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

A. Public Health Actions Taken
B. Public Health Actions Planned

CERTIFICATION

DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

PREPARERS OF REPORT

APPENDICES

ACRONYMS

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - ATSDR

Environmental Protection Agency - EPA

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services - NJDHSS

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - NJDEP

Hoboken Board of Health - HBH

Hudson Regional Health Commission - HRHC

Grand Street Artists Partnership - GSAP

Grand Street Mercury Site - GSMS

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