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PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

ROUTE 561 DUMP
(a/k/a ROUTE 561 DUMP SITE)
EPA FACILITY ID: NJ0000453514

AND

UNITED STATES AVENUE BURN
(a/k/a US AVENUE BURN SITE)
GIBBSBORO, CAMDEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
EPA FACILITY ID: NJ0001120799

September 7, 2000

Prepared by:

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Hazardous Site Health Evaluation Program
Consumer and Environmental Health Services
Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry


TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES

BACKGROUND

  1. Site Description and History
    2.
  2. Demography and Land Use
    3.
  3. Past ATSDR/NJDHSS Involvement
    4.
  4. Site Visit
    5.

DISCUSSION

  1. Pathways Analysis and Public Health Implications
    2.
  2. Route 561 Dump Site
    3.
  3. United States Avenue Burn Site
    4.

HEALTH OUTCOME DATA

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

CONCLUSIONS

  1. Route 561 Dump Site
    2.
  2. United States Avenue Burn Site
    3.

RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. Cease/Reduce Exposure
    2.
  2. Site Characterization
    3.

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIONS

  1. Public Health Actions Taken
    2.
  2. Public Health Actions Planned
    3.

CERTIFICATION

PREPARERS OF REPORT

REFERENCES

FIGURES

ATSDR GLOSSARY


LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. On-Site Surface and Sub-surface Soil Contamination, United States Avenue Burn, (November 1995 to December 1996)

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