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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT
HORSESHOE ROAD
SAYREVILLE, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
CERCLIS NO. NJD980663678

February 7, 1995

Prepared by:

New Jersey Department of Health
Environmental Health Service
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

    A. Site Description and History
      (1) Atlantic Resources
      (2) Atlantic Development
      (3) The Sayreville Pesticide Dump
      ATSDR Involvement
    B. Site Visit
      General Comments:
      Atlantic Resources:
      Atlantic Development:
      The Sayreville Pesticide Dump
    C. Demographics, Land Use, and Natural Resources Use
      Demographics
      Land Use
      Natural Resources Use
      Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND OTHER HAZARDS

    A. On-site contamination
      Soil
    B. Off-site contamination
    C. Quality Assurance and Quality Control
    D. Physical and Other Hazards
    E. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Data

PATHWAYS ANALYSIS

    A. Completed Pathways
    B. Potential Pathways
      Residential Well Pathways
      Soil Pathways
      Surface Water and Sediments
      Biota

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

    A. Toxicologic Evaluation
      Trespassers on the site
    B. Health Outcome Data Evaluation
    C. Community Health Concerns Evaluation

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

    Cease/Reduce Exposure
    Site Characterization

HEALTH ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDATION PANEL (HARP) RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

    A. Public Health Actions Taken
    B. Public Health Actions Planned

CERTIFICATION

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

    Appendix A - Figures
    Appendix B - Tables
    Appendix C - ATSDR Health Consultation



LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Maximum Contaminant Concentrations, VOC's and Phenols, in on-site surface soil (0-12"), Horseshoe Road Site, September 23, 1993.
Table 2. Maximum Contaminant Concentrations, PAH's, in on-site surface soil (0-12"), Horseshoe Road Site, September 23, 1993.
Table 3. Maximum Contaminant Concentrations, Pesticides, in on-site surface soil (0-12"), Horseshoe Road Site, September 23, 1993.
Table 4. Maximum Contaminant Concentrations, PCB's, in on-site surface soil (0-12"), Horseshoe Road Site, September 23, 1993.
Table 5. Maximum Contaminant Concentrations, Metals, in on-site surface soil (0-12"), Horseshoe Road Site, August 28, 1993.
Table 6. Maximum Contaminant Concentrations, VOC's, PAH'S, PCB'S AND PESTICIDES, on-site Sediment samples, Horseshoe Road Site (Sayreville Pesticide Dump) 1991.



LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 - Horseshoe Road Site

FIGURE 2 - Horseshoe Road Site (Detail)

FIGURE 3 - Atlantic Resources

FIGURE 4 - Atlantic Development, Sayreville Pesticide Dump and Horseshoe Road Dump

FIGURE 5 - Soil Sampling Grid

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