Public Comment Version of the Public Health Assessment for the PCB Contaminated Sediment in the Lower

Public Comment Release Public Health AssessmentForPCB Contaminated Sedimentin the Lower Fox RiverandGreen BayNortheastern WisconsinCERCLIS # WI0001954841December 5, 2001Prepared by:Wisconsin Department of Health and Family ServicesDivision of Public HealthPrepared for:The Citizens of Northeastern Wisconsin, and theAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryTABLE OF CONTENTSSUMMARY ..................................................................2PURPOSE AND HEALTH ISSUES ................................................3BACKGROUND ..............................................................4History and Description of the Project Area .....................................4Health Effects of PCBs .....................................................6Fox River Sediments ......................................................7PROPOSED CLEANUP PLAN ..................................................10Public Health Basis of the Proposed Cleanup Plan ...............................10INCREASING COMMUNITY AWARENESS 11Fish Consumption Advisory Promotion........................................11Medical Grand Rounds ...................................................12Minority Involvement .....................................................12COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS ...........................................13DISCUSSION ...............................................................15Fish Consumption Advisories ................................ ...