PCE CONTAMINATION IN MARTINSVILLE

PILOT SAMPLING RESULTS

WHAT DID WE FIND AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Sa Liu, PhD, MPH, CIH

School of Health Sciences, Purdue University
PIKE & MULBERRY IS NOT THE ONLY ONE
TAP WATER RESULTS
INDOOR AIR RESULTS
EPA PLUME
EXHALED BREATH SAMPLE RESULTS

(a) Plume Areas (n = 36) (b) Outside Plume Areas (n = 3)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROPOSAL
RESEARCH TO ACTION: ASSESSING AND ADDRESSING COMMUNITY
EXPOSURES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS (R01)
Aim 1 Research to
Gather information on community’s concern about exposure and health
effects
Measure exposure and assess exposure determinants
Assess associations/correlations between exposures and health outcomes
Aim 2 Public health action plan to
increase awareness, communication, and data sharing;
Address risk factors to reduce exposures and health risks
Aim 3 Evaluate the success of our program by
Measure increased awareness – EPA CIP and remedial programs
Measure exposure reduction
Evaluate academic-community partnership
WHAT TO DO – EPA PROGRAMS

EPA CIP - Community Involvement Program seeking participation

EPA free remediation installation programs
❖ Removal Program - installs mitigation systems (paid for by EPA) on the
residential property.

❖ Remedial Program - also installs free mitigation systems.

Seeking participation right now;

Need to confirm complete environmental pathway;
Talk to Debbie Corcoran and EPA remedial project manager Erik Hardin!
PURDUE MARTINSVILLE PCE STUDY

NIH Research to Action proposal

❖ Assessing and address exposure, and concerns about exposure and

health outcomes
❖ Anticipate to start in 2021

Showalter Proposal

❖ PCE exposure and child neurobehavioral performance

❖ Anticipate to start in July 2020
❖ Stay tuned