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Norwood Health Consultation Current Status (Dec. 2021)
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) is evaluating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sampling data of residential and non-residential locations at and near the former Norwood landfill to determine if detected chemical concentrations could potentially harm people's health. This document describes PADOH's approach to assessing the health impact of the former landfill and provides a status update on the report.