Could contact with site contaminants cause spinal meningitis?
Spinal meningitis is an infectious disease. Therefore, it would not be caused by exposures to chemicals. The National Library of Medicine’s MEDLINE database does not contain any reports of relationships between meningitis and PCBs or lead. 11. Is well water safe for bathing/showering? Yes. Naturally-occurring arsenic is the only chemical that is higher than health comparison values in private wells near the site. Very little arsenic passes through the skin so the water is safe for bathing or showering [29]. 12. We are concerned that there may be elevated rates of cancer in this community. The rates of cancer in the community are not elevated. The rates of 20 of the 23 cancer types in Pelham were within their expected ranges for the period between 1993 and 1997. Colon cancer in males, cervical cancer in females, and cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx in males were found to be statistically elevated for Pelham as whole, but not within the community surrounding the site. The primary ri
