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MrNUTES October 16, 1996 6 BOARD OF BEALTH <br /> "We didn't know hove high they night go so as a precaution those advisories were <br /> issued.1' <br /> Ms. Greek h, concerned citizen, questioned, "when they come up with a statement- <br /> like <br /> tatementlike T.C.E. is a carcinogen or P.C.E. is a carcinogen they have clone some sort of tests <br /> somewhere on laboratory ." "what sort of exposure does constitute a cancer <br /> risk?," <br /> " <br /> Mr. Trowbridge responded, "That's something I don't have off the top of my <br /> head." `ewe look at the health levels that we have and loot at the health risk as it is <br /> associated with that level." <br /> Mr. Giatralis questioned, "Is there a standard number in time exposure and volume <br /> that there is a concern and if there is then what is i ." <br /> Mr. Trowbridge responded, "The maxum recommended level is a level which is <br /> a close established by the A.T.S.D.1 .." "The "Health Consultation" talks about how those <br /> levels were established and what safety factors are involved in this and what is the actual <br /> close that you could be exposed to." <br /> Ms. Tums questioned, "How come there weren't any health studies done on the <br /> individual homeowners?"," <br /> Mr. Trowbridge responded, "That is something we can tool at together.,"' We're. <br /> here to supervise and assist." "The southern extent of the P.C.E. plume has not been <br /> deternned and is still under investigation," "we have two recorn we <br /> support the efforts of the local officials to provide access to municipal water to residents <br /> in the affected water and we recommend further testing," <br /> Mr. Tufts stated, "We were under the assumption a health study was going to b <br /> clone on the residents." <br /> Mr. Trowbridge commented, "That is something we can discuss.' <br /> Ms. Krueger stated, `The purpose of the "Health Consultation is to tale ghat is <br /> known, look at it relatively as qUickly as possible to come up with a bottom line - here's <br /> what it loops like to us and here's what we need to d ." <br /> Mr. Giatralis stated, "We think this study was done with so much information." <br /> "Dur concern is that there is other information out there that may change the exposure <br />