Symptom and disease prevalence with biomarkers health study, Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant Hall County, Nebraska
| HERO ID | 1065739 |
|---|---|
| Year | 1996 |
| Title | Symptom and disease prevalence with biomarkers health study, Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant Hall County, Nebraska |
| Authoring Organization | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
| Publisher Text | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service |
| City | Atlanta, GA |
| Abstract | The Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant is a U.S. Department of Defense facility in Grand Island, Nebraska. Before 1973, the site functioned primarily as a plant for the production of artillery shells, bombs, and rockets. At the time of this study, a large part of the installation was leased to local residents for agricultural activities, business interests, and private storage. In 1980, the U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency found onsite soil and groundwater to be contaminated with chemicals used in the production of explosive bombs and rockets. Additonal environmental testing revealed that groundwater contamination had spread off site. In response to residents' concerns about their health, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry conducted a health study to evaluate the general health status of residents. A total of 600 randomly selected residents of the target area and a comparison area were administered a satandardized sumptom and disease prevalence questionnaire and were asked to provide blood and urine specimens for biomedical tests of subclinical organ dysfunction. Seven self-reported health outcomes were found to be approximately twice as likely to be reported by target area participants as by comparison area participants. |
| Report Number | ATSDRHS9672 |
| Ntis Number | PB96187760 |
| Url | https://ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/dashboard/searchResults.xhtml?searchQuery=PB96187760 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Number Of Pages | 80 |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Keyword | Health surveys; Signs and symptoms; Biomarkers; Health effects; Public health; RDX; TNT; Neurotoxins; Behavior symptoms; Nervous systems disorders; Hematopoietic system; Biliary system; Immune system; Kidney diseases; Liver diseases; Ground water; Water wells; Water pollution; Soil contamination; Land pollution; Environmental exposure; Data collection; Data analysis; Military facilities; Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant; Hall County(Nebraska); Grand Island(Nebraska) |