The Site Assessments and Chemical Risk Unit addresses health concerns about hazardous waste sites in Connecticut through a Cooperative Agreement grant from the Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). These sites include:
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Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites
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State Superfund sites
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Brownfields sites
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Landfills
Other locations with contamination
The Site Assessments and Chemical Risk Unit evaluates environmental data and provides education to address the public health impacts from exposure to hazardous substances at sites.
Locations where CTDPH has evaluated exposure to contamination.
Special Projects
SAFER Day Care Program: An initiative to ensure safe day care centers by identifying/addressing contamination at or near new or operating daycares, and to help daycares be environmentally safe & green in their operation.
Are There Contaminated Sites in Your Community? Workshop (11/15/2013)
Publications
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Guidelines For Clean-Up Of Broken Thermometers from Hard Surfaces (pdf)
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Guidelines for the Clean-up of Connecticut Methamphetamine Labs (pdf)
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Hazardous Site Assessment Program Services Brochure (pdf)
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Mercury Action Levels for Indoor Spills (pdf)
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Mercury Spill Response in Schools (pdf)
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Metallic Mercury: Health Effects Fact Sheet (pdf)
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Public Health and Brownfields (pdf)
Links
Contacts
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Health Questions (860) 509-7740
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Information about specific hazardous waste sites (CT DEP) (860) 424-3705