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March 07, 2002
The Michigan Department of Community Health has released for public comment two federal draft Public Health Consultations for the Midland area. The Department conducted these Consultations under a cooperative agreement with the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The draft consultations find that dioxins have been detected in soil samples from certain sites in the city of Midland and in soil samples from certain sites in the floodplain of the Tittabawassee River south of Midland.
The Department of Community Health recommends that soil-sampling plans be developed and implemented for targeted areas within the city of Midland and for targeted areas within the floodplain of the Tittabawassee River south of Midland. These plans should include potential public health actions that could be taken if dioxin concentrations are found to present a public health hazard. The Department further recommends a complete exposure evaluation for the residents in the city of Midland and in the floodplain of the Tittabawassee River.
Dioxins detected in the soil samples collected from the Midland community exceed a screening level set by the ATSDR, indicating the need for further evaluation to determine if dioxin contamination in Midland soil presents a public health hazard. Dioxins have also been detected in soil samples from several locations in the Tittabawassee River floodplain near the confluence of the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers. Dioxin concentrations in samples taken from this area exceed the public health action level set by the ATSDR. The action level is a concentration of dioxin in soil at which various actions may be considered to prevent or limit human exposure. It is not known at this time if near-by residential properties are also contaminated with dioxin. Additional sampling is necessary to determine if dioxin contamination in floodplain soil presents a public health hazard.
Dioxins are a group of 210 chemicals that have similar structures and chemical properties, and are usually found together in the environment. Exposure to dioxins has been associated with a range of health effects in humans and animals including cancer, liver and reproductive damage, and birth defects.
The Department of Community Health invites the public to review the Public Health Consultations and offer comments on them. Copies of the Public Health Consultations are available for public review at the following locations:
-- The Grace A. Dow Memorial Library, 1710 West St. Andrews, Midland
-- The Midland County Health Department, 220 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland
-- The Saginaw County Health Department, 1600 N. Michigan Avenue, Saginaw
-- The Tittabawassee Township Office, 145 South 2nd, Freeland
-- The Saginaw Bay-District office of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, 503 N. Euclid Avenue, Suite 9, Bay City
-- Hoyt Public Library, 505 Janes Street, Saginaw
Information and public comments should be addressed to Dr. Linda D. Larsen, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, 3423 North Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., P.O. Box 30195, Lansing, Michigan 48909. People may also call the toll-free telephone number, 1-800-648-6942 (1-800-MI-TOXIC). Comments on the Public Health Consultations must be received by May 15, 2002. All comments received will be evaluated and considered and responses will be provided in the final version of the Consultations.