Timeframe: 2007 to 2008
In 2007, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry engaged IAI to review and interpret available air monitoring data for residents living adjacent to Hunters Point Shipyard in San Francisco, California, and evaluate the assessment made by San Francisco City and County Department of Public Health on the health impacts on these residents.
IAI staff met with local residents and religious leaders, as well as the Bay Area Air Quality Management Department and the contractor hired to oversee technical documents. IAI reviewed the asbestos monitoring data collected between August 3, 2006 and August 19, 2007 for exposure implications for nearby residents. Based on the review, IAI determined that the operations at the shipyard resulted in levels of asbestos above mandated thresholds at the fence line and in the community. IAI recommended expanding existing efforts to control dust and asbestos migration off-site, and increase monitoring of the activities.
