Health Consultation (Public Comment Version) - Bridgeton, St. Louis County, Missouri

Purpose

This public health consultation report, "Evaluation of Exposure to Landfill Gases in Ambient Air, Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill" developed by the Missouri Department of Health in agreement with ATSDR, discusses the risks and impact of a local landfill that emitted gas and offensive odors in the community over a multidecade period.

Map of the Bridgeton landfill
Map of the Bridgeton landfill

Resource information

Resource: Health Consultation (Public Comment Version): Evaluation of Exposure to Landfill Gases in Ambient Air, Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill, Bridgeton, St. Louis County, Missouri

Target audiences

  • Public health professionals
  • Environmental professionals

Target situation

Public health professionals seeking an example of how to prepare a report on community contamination should use this resource. It explicitly incorporates and addresses the potential health effects of chronic stress.

The report is notable for addressing chronic stress caused by living near the landfill. It also covers the potential health consequences of this stress.

Stress is explicitly addressed in:

Main objectives

Secondary objectives

  • Legitimize Stress
  • Community Preparation
  • Retraumatization & Chronic Stress

Resource type

Health consultation report

Publication year

2018