agenda what is bccc? health data possible environmental health hazards next steps lunch
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Agenda
• What is BCCC?
• Health Data
• Possible Environmental Health Hazards
• Next Steps
• Lunch
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Agenda
• What is BCCC?
• Health Data
• Possible Environmental Health Hazards
• Next Steps
• Lunch
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Age-adjusted Cancer Rate 1999-2008
Indiana State Dept Health (Jan 2012).Blackford County Cancer Inquiry Final Report
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Age-adjusted Cancer Rate 1998-2012
Blackford Indiana US
All 514.7 484.5 460.4
Bladder 28.1 21.2 20.5
Colon 59.8 52.05 43.7
Thyroid 14.9 9.1 12.9
*Rates are per 100,000 persons per year
Indiana Cancer Registry (2014). Unpublished data
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Numbers of Cancers in Blackford County 1998-2012
Actual Expected
All 1289 1214
Bladder 72 55
Colon 153 133
Thyroid 30 19
Indiana Cancer Registry (2014). Unpublished data
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Cancer Risk Factors
• Bladder Cancer– Smoking– Aromatic amines (dye chemicals)– Workplace chemical exposures
• Rubber, Leather, textiles, chemical, and printing industries• Hairdressers, truck drivers, painters
– Chronic bladder infection or irritation– Chemotherapy or radiation– Pioglitazone (diabetes medicine Actos)– Dietary supplement aristolochic acid– Arsenic in drinking water– Low fluid consumption
American Cancer Society. www.cancer.org
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Cancer Risk Factors
• Colon Cancer– Family history– Diabetes– Obesity– Smoking– Fatty diet– Alcohol consumption
• Thyroid Cancer– Radiation exposure– Female– Rare familial conditions
American Cancer Society. www.cancer.org
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Cancer Risk Factors
• Smoking• Diet• Exercise• Genetics• Exposure to carcinogens
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2015) www.countyhealthrankings.org/
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Good News
• The Blackford County smoking rate dropped
– 2002 – 2008 33.8%
– 2014 29%
Indiana State Dept Health (Jan 2012).Blackford County Cancer Inquiry Final Report Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2015) www.countyhealthrankings.org/
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• Also known as ‘ALS’ or Lou Gehrig’s Disease• Rate in U.S. is 2/100,000• Blackford County may have 5/100,000– Per citizen survey
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• Risk factors– Genetic mutations – Head trauma– Military service– Smoking– BMAA from blue-green algae – Heavy metals (Arsenic, Lead, Mercury)
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Questions?
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Agenda
• What is BCCC?
• Health Data
• Possible Environmental Health Hazards
• Next Steps
• Lunch
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Groundwater
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Leaking Underground Storage Tank
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Leaching
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Leaching
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Chemicals of ConcernCarcinogensarsenicchromiumbenzenebenzo(a)pyrene Neurotoxins leadmercurymethylene chloridetetrachloroethenetoluenetrichloroethenexylenetetrachloroethylenepetroleum hydrocarbons
Endocrine Disruptors atrazinebis (2-ethylhexyl)phthalate di-n-butylphthalate polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Toxic to metabolismcyanidenitrate/nitritenaphthalene Othercoppernickelsilverzinc
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Well Testing Project
• Indiana State Department of Health Laboratories
• Blackford County Health Department• 14 well owners– Near old oil/gas wells– Near dump sites– Near neither
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Well Testing
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Well Test Report Example
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Well Test Results
• None of the tests exceeded US standards for safe drinking water
• All the wells tested meet US standards for safe water
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One minor caveat
• Arsenic– US Maximum Contaminant Level 10 ug/L– 3 wells had arsenic at 7 – 8 ug/L
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Soil at the Old Glass Factory Sites
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Heavy metals in Glass Manufacturing
• Arsenic
• Lead
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EPA Standard Exposures
Exposure path Daily intake
Ingestion of water 2 Liters
Ingestion of dust (child) 200 mg
Ingestion of dust (adult) 100 mg
Inhalation (total) 20 m3
Modified from Penningroth (2010). Toxic Chemical Risk. Pg 139
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Soil Testing Project
• 15 samples per site
• 2 foot cores
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Soil sampling and testing generously donated by
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Soil Sample with Glass Fragments
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Soil Sample with Brick Fragments
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Testing Soil for Arsenic and Lead by XRF
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Soil Testing: Preliminary Results
• XRF is a rapid screening method• Confirmatory tests are pending
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National Window and Bent Glass in Montpelier
1900
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Montpelier 2015
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Soil Samples Montpelier
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Montpelier Preliminary Results-1
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Montpelier Preliminary Results-2
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American Window Glass in Hartford City 1909
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Hartford City Soil Samples
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Hartford City Preliminary Results-1
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Hartford City Preliminary Results-2
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Agenda
• What is BCCC?
• Health Data
• Possible Environmental Health Hazards
• Next Steps
• Lunch
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Next Steps
• Research– Groundwater– Heavy metals– Possibly BMAA, radon
• Seeking Solutions
• Education
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Questions?
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Agenda
• What is BCCC?
• Health Data
• Possible Environmental Health Hazards
• Next Steps
• Lunch