Do releases From the TSCA incinerator affect the health of people living nearby?
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Do releases From the TSCA incinerator affect the health of people living nearby?

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  • Corporate Authors:
    United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee.
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    The TSCA Incinerator is an industrial operation that destroys organic chemicals in waste material and reduces the volume of waste materials that contain low-level radioactive contamination. The name of the incinerator comes from the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, an environmental regulation that governs how the incinerator operates and what the incinerator releases. Contractors to the Department of Energy (DOE) operate the TSCA Incinerator, which is located at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP). Both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) have set strict rules limiting the amount of contaminants the incinerator can release. TDEC closely monitors the incinerator operations to ensure they comply with state and federal regulations.

    The TSCA Incinerator began routine operations in 1991 and continues to operate today. Overall, it has treated more than 16,000 tons of hazardous and radioactive waste from the Oak Ridge Reservation and other Department of Energy facilities. Most of this waste is destroyed in the incinerator or is collected as ash, but a very small portion of the waste and some byproducts are vented into the air through the incinerator’s main smoke stack.

    Why is ATSDR evaluating the TSCA Incinerator?

    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is working with the Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee (ORRHES) to help answer questions from local residents about environmental contamination. One specific issue of concern is airborne releases from the TSCA Incinerator. To address this issue, ATSDR has prepared a public health assessment that evaluates past, current, and potential future releases from the incinerator. The public health assessment has three objectives: (1) to assess whether residents have been harmed by contaminants released from the TSCA Incinerator; (2) to respond to specific community concerns about the incinerator; and (3) to make recommendations to help ensure that residents will not be exposed to harmful levels of contamination in the future.

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    TSCA-FactSheet-Viewing.pdf

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    United States. Department of Energy. Oak Ridge Operations. 
  • Genre:
    Fact Sheet
  • Place as Subject:
    Tennessee
  • Pages in Document:
    3 unnumbered pages
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