PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICES OF NEW ENGLAND
SOUTHINGTON, HARTFORD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
EPA FACILITY ID: CTD00097l604

July 21, 1992

Prepared by:

Division of Environmental Epidemiology and Occupational Health
Bureau of Health Promotion
Connecticut Department of Health Services

Under a Cooperative Agreement with the

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
United States Public Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEFINITION AND PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

ATSDR PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT HAZARD CATEGORIES

I. SUMMARY

II. BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History
B. Site Visit
C. Demographics, Land Use, and Resource Use
D. Health Outcome Data


1. Tumor Incidence Data
2. Infant and Perinatal Mortality Rates
3. Learning Disabilities
4. Birth Defects

III. COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

Public Comments on the Public health assessment

IV. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND PHYSICAL HAZARDS

A. On-Site Contamination
B. Off-Site Contamination
C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
D. Physical Hazards

V. PATHWAY ANALYSIS

A. Environmental Pathways (Fate and Transport)


• Groundwater Water
• Surface Water
• Soil
• Air
• Food chain



B. Human Exposure Pathways


Potential Exposure Pathways
Past Completed Exposure Pathways

VIII. PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

A. Toxicological Evaluation


• VOC Contamination
• Heavy Metals Contamination



B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation


l. Tumor Incidence Data
2. Infant and Perinatal Mortality Rates
3. Learning Disabilities
4. Birth Defects


C. Community Concerns Evaluation

IX. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

X. PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

CERTIFICATION

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

1. Figure l-l SRSNE Site Plot Plan
   Figure l-2 Facility and Public Water Well Location Map



2. Age Specific Bladder Cancer Cases and Incidence Rates per l0,000 for Connecticut and Southington for the l0 year Period l979 to l988

Age Specific Testicular Cancer Cases and Incidence Rates per l0,000 for Connecticut and Southington for the l0 year Period l979 to l988

3. Perinatal Mortality Rates
   Infant Mortality Rates



4. Prevalence Rates for Learning Disabled Children, Southington, Connecticut



5. Frequency Table of Birth Defects in Southington, Connecticut, l983, l985 and l986



6. Response to Public Comments

List of Tables

Table I - On-Site Contamination
Table IIA - Off-Site Contamination
Table IIB - Off-Site Contamination Public Water Wells
Table III - Off-Site Contamination Ambient Air

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