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Indiana Harbor
Site Information
- East Chicago, IN (Lake County)
Contact Information
Community Involvement Coordinator
Janet Pope (pope.janet@epa.gov)
312-353-0628 or 800-621-8431, ext.30628
Project Manager
Laura Lodisio (lodisio.laura@epa.gov)
312-886-7090 or 800-621-8431
Repositories
(where to view written records)
East Chicago Public Libraries
Main Branch
2401 E. Columbus Dr.
East Chicago,
IN
Robert Pastrick Branch
1008 W. Chicago Avenue
East Chicago, IN
EPA has recently completed a supplemental risk assessment that studied the effects of potential pollution from the proposed confined disposal facility at the Indiana Harbor in East Chicago, Indiana. The study evaluated the potential human health risks from exposure to the pollution.
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Site Updates
- Supplemental Risk Assessment of Potential Air Emissions from the Confined Disposal Facility for the Indiana Harbor and Shipping Canal Sediment Dredging and Disposal Project. (Note: The Supplemental Risk Assessment with all the attached appendices is available for free on CD. To order a copy, please contact Project Manager Laura Lodisio or Community Involvement Coordinator Yolanda Bouchee
)
- Chapter 1 (PDF) (14pp, 165K)
- Chapter 2 (PDF) (3 pp, 429K)
- Chapter 3 (PDF) (17pp, 1.3MB)
- Chapter 4 (PDF) (20 pp, 1.4MB)
- Chapter 5 (PDF) (13pp, 554K)
- Chapter 6 (PDF) (95 pp, 1.0MB)
- Chapter 7 (PDF) (24pp, 156K)
- Chapter 8 (PDF) (10pp, 92K)
- Study: Health Risks Within EPA's Safety Levels Fact Sheet, December 2006 (PDF) (4pp, 56K)
- Estudio:Riesgos de salud dentro de los niveles seguros de la Agencia de Proteccion del Medio Ambiente (EPA), Diciembre 2006 (PDF) (4pp, 98K)
- Fact sheet insert: Simplified Diagram of SAR (Supplemental Risk Assessment Process), Site photo and diagram (PDF) (2pp, 917K)
- Diagrama Simplificado Del Proceso Suplemental Del Estudio De Riesgo De Salud (PDF) (1pg, 248K)
- Indiana Harbor: Puerto de Indiana y el canal (PDF) (1pg, 202K)
Public Meetings
Open house and public meeting, Thursday, December 14, 2006
EPA hosted an open house and public meeting about the study on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006.
Members of the project team were available to answer individual questions.
The meeting was to give the community an opportunity to hear more information about the study and ask questions.