This following info is FYI for anyone involved in or concerned about the possible link between heavy metal exposure and neurological damage/disease (e.g., parkinson's disease). Perhaps the findings of these studies could be tied in with other existing research. Wendy Tebay ************** In a message dated 96-05-22 09:51:02 EDT, [log in to unmask] (everybody) writes: >----- --------------------- Forwarded message: From: [log in to unmask] (everybody) Sender: [log in to unmask] Reply-to: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] (Multiple recipients of list) Date: 96-05-22 09:51:02 EDT [Federal Register: May 22, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 100)] [Notices] [Page 25669-25670] >From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5509-3] Integrated Report of the Urban Soil Lead Abatement Demonstration Project AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a final report titled, Integrated Report of the Urban Soil Lead Abatement Demonstration Project (EPA/600/P-93/001 aF), as well as the pertinent underlying data sets and documentation. This Report is an integrated assessment of scientific data from the separate Boston, Baltimore and Cincinnati studies. ADDRESSES: To obtain a single copy of the Integrated Report, interested parties should contact the ORD Publications Office, Technology Transfer Division, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268; telephone: 513-569-7562; facsimile: [[Page 25670]] 513-569-7566. Copies of the Integrated Report will be available on or about May 30, 1996. Please provide your name and mailing address, and request the document by the title and EPA number (EPA/600/P-93/001aF). Also, a limited number of the 1993 individual reports on the separate city studies are still available. The EPA document numbers for the separate three city reports are: Boston (EPA/600/AP-93/001b) Baltimore (EPA/600/AP-93/001c) and Cincinnati (EPA/600/AP-93/001d). There will be a limited number of paper copies of the Integrated Report available from the above source. Requests will be filed on a first-come-first- served basis. After the supply is exhausted, copies of the Integrated Report and any of the individual final reports on the separate city studies can be purchased separately or as a set, from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by calling (703) 487-4650 or sending a facsimile to (703) 321-8547. The NTIS order numbers are: Urban Soil Lead Abatement Demonstration Project. Volume 1: Integrated Report (PB96-168356), Urban Soil Lead Abatement Demonstration Project. Volume 2: Boston Report (PB96-168364), Urban Soil Lead Abatement Demonstration Project. Volume 3: Baltimore Report (PB96-168372), and Urban Soil Lead Abatement Demonstration Project. Volume 4: Cincinnati Report (PB96-168380). The NTIS ordered number for the four volume set is PB96-168349. An official copy, on diskette only, of the underlying data sets used in the EPA Integrated Report and a copy of the accompanying documentation, can be obtained by contacting: Dr. Robert W. Elias, National Center for Environmental Assessment (MD-52), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: (929) 541-4167; facsimile: (919) 541-5078. e-mail: [log in to unmask] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Robert W. Elias, National Center for Environmental Assessment (MD- 52), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: (919) 541-4167; facsimile: (919) 541-5078. e-mail: [log in to unmask]: or Larry J. Zaragoza, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (5204G), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone; (703) 603- 8867, facsimile: (703) 603-9100, e-mail: [log in to unmask] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Urban Soil Lead Abatement Demonstration Project, generally known as the Three-City Lead Study, was authorized in 1986 under Section 111(b)(6) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act [42 U.S.C. Sec. 9611(a)(6)] and was initiated in December 1986 in cooperation with states, state health departments, and local scientists. The purpose was to determine whether abatement of lead in soil could reduce the lead in blood of inner city children. The three selected cities, chosen in late 1987, were Boston, Baltimore, and Cincinnati. The individual results for each of the three cities were initially presented at an EPA-sponsored symposium in August 1992 and published as final reports in August 1993. While not part of the original project plan, EPA believed that all interested parties would benefit from an integrated assessment of data from the three coordinated studies. Thus, as an adjunct to the original project, this Integrated Report was developed. It includes further statistical analysis and integrates and standardizes, as appropriate, the results of the individual three cities studies into a single report. The final EPA Integrated Report on the Three-City Lead Study basically confirms the findings of the individual city reports. The Integrated Report concludes that: (1) When soil is a significant source of lead in the child's environment, the abatement of that soil will result in a reduction in exposure that will, under certain conditions, cause a reduction in childhood blood lead concentrations. (2) Although these conditions for a reduction in blood are not fully understood, it is likely that four factors are important: (1) The past history of exposure of the child to lead, as reflected in the preabatement blood lead; (2) the magnitude of the reduction in soil lead concentrations; (3) the magnitude of the other sources of lead exposure, relative to soil; and (4) a direct exposure pathway between soil and the child. Dated: May 16, 1996. Joseph K. Alexander, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Research and Development. [FR Doc. 96-12865 Filed 5-21-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-M