PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

UPJOHN CO-FINE CHEMICALS DIVISION
NORTH HAVEN, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
EPA FACILITY ID: CTD001168533

March 8, 2000

Prepared by:

Connecticut Department of Public Health
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES

BACKGROUND

A. Site Description and History
B. Community Health Concerns
C. Demographics and Land Use
D. Health Outcome Data

DISCUSSION

A. Environmental Contamination & Exposure Pathways
Ambient Air
Ground Water Monitoring Wells
Ground Water Private Wells
Sediment
B. Public Health Implications
Toxicologic Evaluation
Benzene
Toluene
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
1,4-Dioxane
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

PREPARERS OF REPORT

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A: FIGURES

Figure 1. Map of Upjohn Facility
Figure 2. Map of Land Use/Land Cover
Figure 3. Demographics A
Figure 4. Demographics B

APPENDIX B: PUBLIC COMMENTS

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Upjohn's North Haven Facility Product List

Table 2. Manufacturing Process

Table 3. On-Site Lagoon Status, 1986

Table 4. Production Waste Disposal Methods During the Last Years of Production

Table 5. Demographic Statistics Within One Mile of Site

Table 6. Chemicals Detected in Air

Table 7. Chemicals Detected in Groundwater Monitoring Wells

Table 8. Indicator Chemicals Detected in Sediment

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