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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

BRICK TOWNSHIP INVESTIGATION
(a/k/a BRICK TOWNSHIP AUTISM INVESTIGATION)
BRICK TOWNSHIP, OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

Prepared by:
Superfund Site Assessment Branch
Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND ISSUES

BACKGROUND

  1. History
    1. Literature Review
    2. Prevalence Investigation
      1. Methods
      2. Results
      3. Conclusions
    3. Environmental Pathways
    4. Community Involvement
  2. Demographics and Land Use

DISCUSSION

  1. Pathway Analysis
  2. Public Health Implications
    1. Completed Exposure Pathways
      1. Trihalomethanes
        1. Bromoform
        2. Chloroform
      2. Tetrachloroethylene
    2. Incomplete Exposure Pathways
    3. Potential Exposure Pathways
      1. Brick Township Landfill
      2. Fluid Packaging Spill
      3. Swimming in the Metedeconk River
    4. ATSDR Child Health Initiative

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

AUTHORS OF REPORT

ATSDR TEAM MEMBERS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

APPENDICES

Appendix A - Contaminants of Concern
Appendix B - Comparison Values
Appendix C - Contaminants Above Screening Values
Appendix D - Theoretical Cancer Risk Tables
Appendix E - Figures
Appendix F - Glossary of Terms

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