Review of Studies of Possible Toxic Effects from Past Environmental Contamination at Fort Detrick

A Letter Report

• Author(s): National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee to Review Studies of Possible Toxic Effects from Past Environmental Contamination at Fort Detrick,
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Pages: 30
• ISBN_10: 0309254892
  ISBN_13: 9780309254892
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Medical / General ,

Description:...

Fort Detrick's Area B has been used for disposal of chemical, biological, and radiological material, storage of explosives, and research activities. The groundwater of Area B was contaminated by perchloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE), which leaked from storage drums buried in Area B. Members of the public who live near Fort Detrick in Frederick County, Maryland, are concerned that the contaminated groundwater might have affected their health.

This report reviews two investigations of potential health hazards: a 2009 public health assessment conducted by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and a cancer investigation in Frederick County by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Frederick County Health Department.