PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

PUCHACK WELL FIELD
PENNSAUKEN TOWNSHIP, CAMDEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
EPA FACILITY ID: NJD981084767

June 12, 2002

Prepared by:

Hazardous Site Health Evaluation Program
Consumer and Environmental Health Services
Division of Epidemiology, Environmental and Occupational Health
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Under a Cooperative Agreement With:
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES

BACKGROUND

Site Description and History
Demography and Land Use
Previous ATSDR/NJDHSS Activity
Site Visit

DISCUSSION

Environmental Contamination Investigation
Human Exposure Pathways Analysis
Public Health Implications

ATSDR CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS

PUBLIC COMMENT

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

Actions Undertaken by ATSDR/NJDHSS
Actions Planned by ATSDR/NJDHSS

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

SITE TEAM/AUTHORS

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Figure
Appendix B: Tables
Appendix C: Summary of Comments Received During the Public Comment Period
Appendix D: Glossary

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