might have caused mild damage to the immune
system. The site is a potential future public health
the community.
hazard because dioxins and furans are present in
Naval Construction Battalion Center--In
on-site soils and sediment. If the site is used for
October 2003, ATSDR held a public availability
residential development, children and adults could
session to hear health concerns related to the Naval
have greater, daily contact with contaminated soils.
Construction Battalion Center site in Gulfport. A
Insufficient information exists about the degree
public health assessment is planned for the site.
the site.
A health consultation is a written or oral response
from ATSDR to a specific request for information
Recommendations in the public health assessment
about health risks related to a specific site, chemical
included collecting surface and subsurface soil
release, or hazardous material. A health consultation
samples from on-site areas and surface soil, surface
is a more limited response than a public health
water samples from East and West Mineral creeks,
assessment is. Twenty-four health consultations have
and fish samples from County Club Lake and other
been developed at 17 sites in Mississippi, including the
lakes where people may fish for consumption;
following recent example.
limiting access to the site to reduce the threat
posed by physical hazards; and characterizing
Dupont Chemical Company--The Dupont
Chemical Company Plant in DeLisle is a titanium
groundwater.
dioxide manufacturing plant. The facility injects
several million pounds of hazardous waste (iron
American Creosote Works, Inc.--American
chloride) into underground injection wells every
Creosote Works, Inc., in Louisville, is a former
year. In 2001, the plant's former workers and
wood-preserving and timber-processing facility
local residents petitioned ATSDR to conduct a
that operated from 1912 until 1998. Eight
health consultation. The residents and former
monitoring wells are on the site, and creosote has
workers and believe this site has impacted their
health. Some community members expressed
health concern. The U.S. Environmental Protection
concerns that chemical releases from the plant
Agency (EPA) plans to install a monitoring well in
could have contaminated the community's water
the aquifer from which the municipal water supply
and air. They did not, however, have any specific
is drawn to show that it is not being impacted by
health complaints. One resident had undergone
site contaminants.
hair analysis and was chelated by a physician
Part of the site may be used for a water-based
wood-treating process called chromated copper
poisoning. According to the petitioner, a number of
arsenate (CCA). If no major objections are raised
residents have undergone hair analysis and believe
from community members, EPA will work to clean
that exposure occurred through contaminated
up creosote on parts of the site where the CCA
groundwater.
process may be used.
In April 2003, ATSDR released a public comment
ATSDR is in the process of conducting a public
version of the public health assessment for this
health assessment and is reviewing recent sampling
site. ATSDR classified the site as no public health
data. In March 2003, ATSDR held a public
hazard because area wells currently are not
availability session in Louisville to hear residents'
health concerns related the site.
three different sources revealed that for most wells,
Kerr-McGee--In April 2003, ATSDR held a
levels of metals in the water were below threshold
public meeting and public availability session to
of any known health effects. Some samples had
discuss and hear about community health concerns
elevated metal levels but not at levels that would
related to the Kerr-McGee site in Columbus.
be associated with health effects such as cancers,
ATSDR staff will assemble information about
birth defects, neurologic diseases, fibromyalgia,
the community health concerns, investigate those
and chronic sinusitis.
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