Accession Number:

ADA295588

Title:

The Rocky Mountain Arsenal Pilot Exposure Study, Part 1: Analysis of Exposure to Arsenic and Mercury,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

COLORADO DEPT OF HEALTH DENVER DISEASE CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Tsongas, Theodora A.
• Reif, John S.
• Mitchell, Jane
• Keefe, Thomas J.
• Tessari, John D.

Report Date:

1992-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

208.0

Abstract:

A pilot exposure study was undertaken in communities surrounding the RMA. The objectives of the study were 1 To determine whether arsenic and mercury levels in urine were greater among residents of communities adjacent to the RMA than among residents of comparison communities located 12 to 15 miles from the RMA and presumed to be exposed. 2 To determine whether exposure to arsenic and mercury were associated with proximity to the RMA.

Descriptors:

• *EXPOSURE(GENERAL)
• *MERCURY
• *ARSENIC
• COMMUNITIES
• CHEMICALS
• LEVEL(QUANTITY)
• PILOT STUDIES
• ROCKY MOUNTAINS
• URINE

Subject Categories:

• Inorganic Chemistry
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Metallurgy and Metallography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE