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SNOHOMISH ServinqrnaPuElicHealfholSno�omisDCaur,ryantlnslncaroorefedCiliesantliowns HEALTH M. WARD HINDS, M.D., M.P.H. D I STR 1 Cl' He�im omce, VIIa151atirlics �206)3�9•5280 ACminlstralionOHice �2061379•5210 Clinic Semce (206) 3J9•5220 Community Mealtn Oivision (2061 �39�523� Sanilallon Propram 12061J09�5270 Environmemal Healm Division (206�3735250 HIV/AIDSProprem (206�739�5251 FAX (206)3�45216 �UBLIC HEALTFi ADVISORY UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 1994 EVERETT SMELTER SITE AND SURROUNDING NFiGHBORHOOD GUIDELINES FOR REDUf;ING POTENTIAL EXPOSURE While the Washington State Departmert of Ecology and. ASARCO Incorporated continue to work toward a �leanup solu!ion for the contarninated soils in the north Everett Smelter area, the Snohomish Health District is reissuing a health advisory to all persons who might live or work in the area. Although it appears that there is no immediate danger to human heaith, people in the area should use the following precautionary health guidelines to reduce potential exposure: 1. Children are more likelv than adults to be exposed to arsenic. lead, and cadmium in soils and dust. Their exposura should be limited as much as uractical. • Children should not play in dirt. Play areas covered with grass, or some other material, will reduce a child's exposure. • Encourage your children to wash their hands and faces after playing outdoors. ' • Damp mop and dust your house frequently to reduce your child's contact with dust. 2. Avoid eatiny vegetabiesyrown in aardens located within the affected area. • Lead and cadmium are known to accumulate in leafy vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, and beet greens. • If vegetables are consumed from local gardens, wash thoroughly before ' eating. 3. Use caution while working in the soil • Avoid all unnecessary exposure to soil or dust in the affected area. Moisten soil before moving it. The Rucker Building, 3020 Rucker Ave., Suite 102, Everett, WA 98201-3971