PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

MONTCLAIR/WEST ORANGE RADIUM SITE
MONTCLAIR/WEST ORANGE, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
CERCLIS NO. NJD980785653

August 8, 1995

Prepared By:

New Jersey Department Of Health
Environmental Health Service
Under A Cooperative Agreement With
The Agency For Toxic Substances And Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Summary

Background

1. Site Description And History


2. Site Visit


3. Demographics, Land Use And Natural Resource Use


4. Health Outcome Data

Community Health Concerns

Environmental Contamination And Other Hazards

1. On-Site Contamination


2. Off-Site Contamination


3. Quality Assurance/Quality Control


4. Physical And Other Hazards


5. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Data

Pathway Analysis

1. Completed Exposure Pathways


2. Potential Exposure Pathways

Public Health Implications

1. Toxicological Evaluation


2. Health Outcome Data Evaluation


3. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

Conclusions

Recommendations

Health Activities Recommendation Panel (HARP) Statement

Public Health Action Plan

1. Public Health Actions Taken


2. Public Health Actions Planned

Certification

Preparers Of Report

References

Appendices

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Demographic Breakdown for the Montclair/West Orange and Glen Ridge Radium Sites

Table 2. Number of Screened Homes and Estimated Population in the Study Areas

Table 3. Number of Homes with Air Contaminated by Radon and Gamma Radiation

Table 4. Maximum Radiation concentrations

Table 5. Completed Exposure Pathways

Table 6. Potential Exposure Pathways

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