Public Health Assessment - SOLITRON DEVICES, INCORPORATED - ATSDR Public Health Assessment

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Public Health Assessment for SOLITRON DEVICES, INCORPORATED describes an ATSDR review process under CERCLA/Superfund and relevant regulations. It explains how ATSDR collects health and environmental data and community concerns from EPA, state and local agencies, and potentially responsible parties. It outlines the public comment and subsequent reissuance after addressing comments. The foreword details the purpose of assessments, focusing on exposure pathways, potential health effects, and prioritizing children and other high-risk groups when evaluating hazardous substance impacts.

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THE ATSDR PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT: A NOTE OF EXPLANATION

FOREWORD

Purpose and legal basis

Exposure evaluation

Health effects evaluation

Public HealthAssessmentfor SOLITRON DEVICES,INCORPORATEDWEST PALM BEACH,PALM BEACH COUNTY,FLORIDAEPA FACILITY ID:FLD032845778MAY 17,2001 U.S.DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry PUBLIC HEALTHASSESSMENT SOLITRON DEVICES,INCORPORATEDWEST PALM BEACH,PALM BEACH COUNTY,FLORIDAEPA FACILITY ID:FLD032845778 Prepared by: Florida Department of HealthBureau of Environmental EpidemiologyUnder a Cooperative Agreement with theAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry THE ATSDR PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT:A NOTE OF EXPLANATION This Public Health Assessment was prepared by ATSDR pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act(CERCLA or Superfund)section 104(i)(6)(42 U.S.C.9604(i)(6),and in accordancewith our implementing regulations(42 C.F.R.Part 90).In preparing this document,ATSDR has collected relevanthealth data,environmental data,and community health concerns from the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA),state and local health and environmental agencies,the community,and potentially responsible parties,whereappropriate In addition,this document has previously been provided to EPA and the affected states in an initial release,as requiredby CERCLA section 104(i)(6)(H)for their information and review.The revised document was released for a 30-daypublic comment period.Subsequent to the public comment period,ATSDR addressed allpublic comments and revisedor appended the document as appropriate.The public health assessment has now been reissued.This concludes thepublic health assessment process for this site,unless additional information is obtained by ATSDR which,in theagency's opinion,indicates a need to revise or append the conclusions previously issued. Agency for Toxic Substances &Disease Registry.... .. .….Jeffrey P.Koplan,M.D.,M.P.H.,AdministratorHenry Falk,M.D.,M.P.H.,Assistant Surgeon GeneralAssistant Administrator Division of Health Assessment and Consultation.... .. ....Robert C.Williams,P.E.,DEE,DirectorSharon Williams-Fleetwood,Ph.D.,Deputy Director Community Involvement Branch...Germano E.Pereira,M.P.A.,Chief Exposure Investigations and Consultation Branch...........John E.Abraham,Ph.D,Chief Federal Facilities Assessment Branch.Sandra G.Isaacs,Chief Program Evaluation,Records,and Information....… ..Max M.Howie,Jr.,M.S.,Chief Superfund Site Assessment Branch....Acting Branch Chief Use of trade names is for identification only and does not constitute endorsement by the Public Health Service or theU.S.Department of Health and Human Services. Additional copies of this report are available from:National Technical Information Service,Springfield,Virginia(703)605-6000 You May Contact ATSDR TOLL FREE at1-888-42ATSDR or Visit our Home Page at:http://atsdrl .atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/ FOREWORD The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,ATSDR,was established by Congress in 1980under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act,also known as theSuperfund law.This law set up a fund to identify and clean up our country's hazardous waste sites.TheEnvironmental Protection Agency,EPA,and the individual states regulate the investigation and clean upof the sites. Since 1986,ATSDR has been required by law to conduct a public health assessment at each of the siteson the EPA National Priorities List.The aim of these evaluations is to find out if people are beingexposed to hazardous substances and,if so,whether that exposure is harmful and should be stopped orreduced.If appropriate,ATSDR also conducts public health assessments when petitioned by concernedindividuals.Public health assessments are carried out by environmental and health scientists fromATSDR and from the states with which ATSDR has cooperative agreements.The public healthassessment program allows the scientists flexibility in the format or structure of their response tothepublic hea

FAQs

What is the purpose of the ATSDR public health assessment described here?

It evaluates whether people are being exposed to hazardous substances and whether that exposure may be harmful and should be stopped or reduced. It is meant to address public health issues at a hazardous waste site.

How does ATSDR evaluate exposure in the first step?

ATSDR reviews environmental data to determine contamination levels, locations, and possible ways people might contact it. It generally relies on information provided by EPA and other sources rather than collecting its own sampling data.

How does ATSDR assess health effects and who is prioritized?

If contact with hazardous substances is possible, ATSDR evaluates whether those contacts may result in harmful effects. Children are considered more sensitive and are considered first, and other high-risk groups also receive special attention.

Sep 29, 2026

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