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Reports by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
For the past two years, ATSDR has been reviewing sampling results and evaluating possible health effects of contamination leaking from the former Amoco refinery into the neighborhood. The results of ATSDR reviews and evaluations are available at the Sugar Creek Library or at City Hall. If you cannot find a particular report, call Denise Jordan-Izaguirre at (913) 551-1310 to request a copy.
Summary of ATSDR activities and reports (beginning with most recent):
April 23, 2001: ATSDR reviewed soil and surface water samples collected by EPA on October 4, 2000. The subsurface soil and surface water samples were taken from the Ohio/Carlisle seep area. ATSDR determined that exposure to the subsurface soil or the surface water from the Creek and the seep area should not result in adverse health effects.
December 19, 2000: ATSDR released a Health Consultation, "Review of 1996 Water and Soil Data", which evaluated water and soil data. Based on a review of the data provided, ATSDR determined that potential exposures to these media would not be expected to produce adverse health effects.
December 8, 2000: ATSDR released a Health Consultation, "Indoor Air in Two Residences in the Norledge Area", which evaluated indoor air sampling data and concluded that indoor air exposures to the levels detected would not be expected to produce adverse health effects.
December 8, 2000: ATSDR released a Health Consultation, "Review of March 2000 Sediment and Surface Water Data", which evaluated surface water and sediment data provided by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Based on a review of the data provided, ATSDR determined that exposure to surface water and sediment contaminants would not be expected to produce adverse health effects.
November 29, 2000: ATSDR addressed public comments received on the May 1999 public health assessment and released it as final.
August 28, 2000: ATSDR released a Health Consultation, "Surface Water and Sediment Data Review", for public review and comment which evaluated surface water and sediment data provided by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Based on the limited data provided, ATSDR determined that surface water and sediment contaminants are not a public health threat to residents in the Norledge neighborhood.
June 27, 2000: ATSDR reviewed and provided comments to the Missouri Department of Health regarding their report entitled, "The Sugar Creek Cancer Inquiry Report - Level 3 Investigation, March 3, 2000".
May 1, 2000: ATSDR released a Health Consultation, "Review of February 2000 Soil Data", for public review and comment which evaluated Norledge area surface soil data provided by the EPA. This report was prepared based on data collected to fill data gaps in surface soil exposure identified in the May 7, 1999 Public Health Assessment. ATSDR determined that the contaminant levels detected during this surface soil sampling event pose No Apparent Public Health Hazard. No adverse health effects would result from exposure to this soil during activities such as gardening or playing.
April 12, 2000: ATSDR released a Health Consultation, "Review of January 2000 Air Data", for public review and comment. ATSDR had received a request on March 10, 2000, from Amoco to review January 2000 indoor air sampling results from eight Amoco-owned homes in the Norledge area. ATSDR determined that the contaminant levels detected during this indoor air sampling event pose No Apparent Public Health Hazard.
April 2000: ATSDR released an easy-to-understand fact sheet summarizing findings from the March 2000 public health assessment addendum. This fact sheet was included as an insert in the Sweet Talk Newsletter released in May 2000.
March 29, 2000: ATSDR released a Public Health Assessment Addendum for public review and comment which evaluated additional air data collected in 1999 in Norledge area homes and health concerns from community members. This report was prepared based on data collected to fill data gaps in indoor air exposure identified in the May 7, 1999 Public Health Assessment. ATSDR determined that current, chronic exposures to contaminants in indoor air in Norledge area homes pose No Apparent Public Health Hazard to Sugar Creek residents. Current, chronic exposures to the contaminant levels detected are not likely to be associated with adverse health effects.
September 1999: ATSDR published an article in the Sweet Talk Newsletter to provide residents with an update on ATSDR activities in the Sugar Creek Community.
May 1999: ATSDR released an easy-to-understand fact sheet summarizing findings from the May 7, 1999 Public Health Assessment document. This fact sheet was included as an insert in the Sweet Talk Newsletter released in June 1999.
May 7, 1999: ATSDR released a Public Health Assessment for public review and comment. ATSDR concluded in the initial public comment version that the Norledge area of Sugar Creek posed an Indeterminate Public Health Hazard because only limited data for indoor air was available and no data for surface soil was available.
May 3, 1999: ATSDR reviewed and provided comments to the Missouri Department of Health regarding their report entitled, "The Sugar Creek Cancer Inquiry Report - Level 2 Investigation, March 23, 1999."
