What Are the Possible Sources of Environmental Pollution in Agana Swamp?
During preliminary investigations, ATSDR reviewed extensive information to identify all possible sources of environmental pollution for the Agana Swamp, River and Springs (ATSDR 2000b). This helped to determine what contaminants could be in the foods. The following possible pollution sources are listed in the box below. From this list it appears that a wide variety of activities that occurred in or near the Agana Swamp could have contributed to the contamination. The sampling done by the Navy in and near the Swamp would have picked up selected chemicals contamination currently being released from all sources at the locations sampled. At this point in time, ATSDR believes that there is no health hazard from the undisturbed (i.e., no construction or dredging activities) chemical contamination from these sources in the areas sampled. However, the potential for future release, especially during construction, dredging activities and storm events that disturb sediments, could be a future pro
