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ATSDR MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
ATSDR Issues Final Health Consultation on Speedway
and Jack's Service Center site in Palm City, Fla.
Finding
Is an Indeterminate Public Health Hazard
For Immediate Release: September 9, 2003
ATLANTA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today announced it is issuing the final version of its public health consultation on the Speedway #8366 and Jack's Service Center gas stations in the Mapp Road area of Palm City, Martin County, Fla. The federal agency classifies the site as an indeterminate public health hazard.
In the document, ATSDR notes the reason for the indeterminate classification. Although contamination has been detected in area groundwater, not all the potential residential wells that might be affected by the groundwater plumes have been identified. For past exposures, the Speedway and Jack's site may have posed a public health hazard for exposures to benzene, which was detected in one well on a residential site; the residence was later demolished.
In looking at groundwater, soil and surface water as possible sources of exposure, ATSDR concludes the following:
ATSDR recommends the following actions:
Community members seeking information on the procedures or the content of the public health consultation may contact Tammie McRae toll free at 1-888-422-8737. Regional Representative Bob Safay also may be contacted at 404-562-1782. Callers should refer to the Speedway and Jack's Service Center site in Palm City, Fla.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry, ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, evaluates the human health effects of exposure
to hazardous substances. Established by Congress in 1980 under the Superfund
law, ATSDR conducts public health assessments at each of the sites on the EPA
National Priorities List, as well as other sites when petitioned. Headquartered
in Atlanta, ATSDR is staffed by more than 400 health professionals including
epidemiologists, physicians, toxicologists, engineers and public health educators.
Members of the news media may request an interview with ATSDR staff by calling Elaine McEachern or Jennifer Sarginson in the ATSDR Office of Policy and External Affairs at 770-488-0700.
Updated by
R. Searfoss September 9, 2003
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail (news media)
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