HEC3: Exposure to Potentially Hazardous Materials

Outcomes

• Morbidity and mortality from physical hazards (i.e. radiation, noise, light)
• Morbidity and mortality from materials hazards (existing air, water, and soil hazards)
• Morbidity and mortality from project-specific hazards (dependent on project type, i.e. coal dust for a coal mining project)

Indicators

• Human biomonitoring data
• Subsistence food contaminant levels
• Water quality monitoring data
• Drinking water quality data
• Air quality monitoring/modeling data
• Soil quality/contamination data
• Presence of public water systems
• Existing contaminated sites

Commonly used data sources

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Alaska Public Health Assessments and Health Consultations
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Spill Prevention and Response, Contaminated Sites Program
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Water
• Alaska Department of Health, Environmental Public Health Program, Fish Consumption Guidelines
• Alaska Department of Health, Environmental Public Health Program, Safety of Subsistence Resources
• Alaska Department of Health Epi Bulletins (various topic areas)
• Alaska Health Facilities Data Reporting Program
• Alaska Lead Surveillance Program
• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Community Environment & Health
• Alaska Statewide Hair Mercury Biomonitoring Program
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC WONDER
• National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10-Alaska