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GUAYANILLA, PUERTO RICO
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 Site
Location |
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The Tropical Fruit Farm in Barrio Boca,
Guayanilla.
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Site Description |
| As a result of the farm's pesticide spraying
practices, the EPA took Superfund action against the farm. Neighbors
complained about sickness, particularly among the children, as a result of
their close proximity to the spraying.
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Community Partner
Organization |
Comite Pro-Costal Ventana is a group of concerned
residents impacted by spraying operations at Tropical Fruit.
Centro de Accion Ambiental is an environmental organization in
Puerto Rico that has been providing technical and organizing assistance to the
Comite.
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University Partners |
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Universidad Metropolitana (UMET) of Puerto Rico leads
the project. Experts from NJIT, Rutgers Newark, Rutgers Camden, University
of
Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), and the
University of Puerto Rico also contributed to the
project.
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CONTACT
INFORMATION |
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Universidad Metropolitana (UMET)
- Maria Juncos, 787.766.1717, ext. 6449
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Summary of TOSC
Assistance |
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TOSC provided
technical review and comment on the sampling protocol, Quality Assurance
and Quality Control aspects of various reports and on the health
risk assessment. TOSC comments supplemented comments being submitted
by the community group. The first phase of the TOSC project in
Guayanilla is complete, but a second component focusing on community
education is being considered. |
