Davis Park Road Trichloroethene (TCE)--The
In the health consultation released in July 2002,
Davis Park Road TCE site is in the southwestern
ATSDR reviewed the surface water data for the
site. The surface water pathway is of concern
contaminated with volatile organic compounds
because tributaries near the site flow into two
major recreational fishing waters, the Catawba
(VOCs), including TCE and tetrachloroethene
River and Lake Norman. Furthermore, analytical
(PCE). These compounds reportedly originated
from contaminated soil behind a local auto repair
results of surface water and sediment samples
collected by the North Carolina Superfund
Section indicate chemical releases into the surface
in private wells in the area, so residents have been
provided with filters for their private wells or have
water bodies near the site. These analytical results
been connected to the municipal water system.
biota within the recreational fished waters.
In a public health assessment released in April
2002, ATSDR concluded that the Davis Park Road
The July 2002 health consultation concluded that
TCE site does not pose a public health hazard
the chemicals identified in the nearby surface water
at this time. Residents are no longer drinking
features surrounding the facility pose no apparent
public health hazard to area residents because
in soil are too low to cause health effects. ATSDR
levels of chemical exposures in the soil/sediment
considers the site a past public health hazard: in the
and surface water near the facility are well below
past, the maximum levels of TCE detected in well
exposure levels known to cause adverse health
water exceeded regulatory standards and could
effects. In addition, chemical levels estimated in
have increased the risk for adverse health effects
the edible tissue of sport fish assumed to exist in
if that water was used for drinking for many years.
surface water features near the facility do not pose
ATSDR provided the public with information on
a potential impact to public health.
the potential health concerns associated with their
Weyerhaeuser Company--The North Carolina
Department of Health and Human Services
soils were present at levels too low to result in
(NCDHHS) modeled air emissions of hydrogen
health effects.
sulfide from the Weyerhaeuser Company's pulp
A health consultation is a written or oral response
and paper mill in Plymouth. NCDHHS provided
from ATSDR to a specific request for information
ATSDR with the summary results of the modeled
about health risks related to a specific site, chemical
results and asked ATSDR whether the data indi-
release, or hazardous material. A health consultation is
cated a potential public health hazard to residents
a more limited response than a public health assess-
in the communities surrounding the facility.
ment is. To date, 61 documented health consultations
In a health consultation released in October 2003,
have been conducted at 41 sites in North Carolina,
ATSDR concluded that residents living around the
including the following recent examples.
Weyerhaeuser paper pulp mill may be exposed to
Sigmon's Septic Tank Service Facility/Sigmon
Environmental Services--In June 2001, ATSDR
exceed health-protective levels recommended by
NCDHHS and the North Carolina Scientific Ad-
received a request from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency to determine the public health
impact of Sigmon's Septic Tank Service Facility
concentrations also exceed ATSDR's acute mini-
in Statesville on private wells near it. In 2002,
mal risk level for hydrogen sulfide.
ATSDR released two health consultations on this
Because no actual ambient air monitoring data
site.
were available, the Weyerhaeuser pulp and
In the health consultation released in March 2002,
paper mill was classified as an indeterminate
ATSDR reviewed groundwater data. ATSDR
public health hazard. ATSDR recommended air
concluded that the chemicals identified in seven
monitoring in residential areas near the facility
of the private wells surrounding the facility pose
to better define the ambient air concentrations
no apparent public health hazard to area residents
using them.
exposed. ATSDR also recommended a review of
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