NAF Atsugi Exposure Records
From 1988-2001 multiple environmental sampling studies and health risk assessments were conducted at NAF Atsugi.
These evaluations reach a consistent and unequivocal conclusion: emissions from the Shinkampo Incinerator Complex resulted in ambient air and soil contamination at NAF Atsugi that exposed residents and personnel to levels associated with increased lifetime risks of cancer and non-cancer health effects.
1988 Ambient Air Sampling Study
Prepared by: U.S. Navy Aircraft Environmental Support Office (AESO)
Sampling Dates: September 13 - October 2, 1988.
5 Sampling Locations: Pistol Range, Roof of Bldg. 3043, Skeet Range, Golf Course 1st Tee, & Driving Range
Prepared by: York Research Consultants
1990 Ambient Air Sampling Study
Prepared by: Research Triangle Laboratories
Sampling Dates: August 8-13; September 21-25, 1990
1 Sampling Location: Fenceline (North of Incinerator), sampling also via helicopter
Prepared by: Naval Energy and Environmental Support Activity (NEESA)
Associated Records
Prepared by: Naval Energy and Environmental Support Activity (NEESA)
1994 Ambient Air Sampling Study & Screening Health Risk Assessment
Prepared by: Navy Environmental Health Center (NEHC)
Prepared by: Navy Medicine
Prepared by: Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC)
Sampling Dates: July 26 - September 11, 1994
2 Sampling Locations: Fenceline North of Incinerator (Downwind), Fenceline East of Incinerator (Upwind)
Prepared by: RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
Prepared by: Air Toxics Ltd.
Associated Records
Prepared by: RTP Environmental Associates, Inc.
1996-1997 Health Effects Study
Prepared: with assistance of U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Branch Medical Clinic Atsugi, and Navy Environmental Preventative Medicine Unit Six
Study Date: July 1997
Data Evaluated: Spontaneous Abortions, Asthma, Upper Respiratory Infections, Skin Rashes, Difficulty Breathing & Chest Pain, Headache, Eye Irritation, Nausea, Fatigue, and Cough
1997 Ambient Air Sampling Study & 2nd Screening Health Risk Assessment
Prepared by: Navy Environmental Health Center (NEHC)
Sampling Dates: June 11 (Soil); July 27 - September 11 (Air), 1997
9 Sampling Locations: Skeet Range, Golf Course South, Golf Course North, Fenceline (North of Incinerator), Ground Electronics Maintenance Building, Residential Tower 3102, Residential Tower 3101, Playground/Picnic Area, Childhood Development Center
Prepared by: Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
Prepared by: Rear Admiral Michael D. Haskins, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan
Prepared by: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Associated Records
Prepared by: National Research Council (NRC)
Prepared by: Navy Environmental Health Center (NEHC)
1998 Risk Management Plan Implemented
Prepared by: Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) & Navy Environmental Health Center (NEHC)
Sampling Dates: June 11 (Soil); July 27 - September 11 (Air), 1997
9 Sampling Locations: Skeet Range, Golf Course South, Golf Course North, Fenceline (North of Incinerator), Ground Electronics Maintenance Building, Residential Tower 3102, Residential Tower 3101, Playground/Picnic Area, Childhood Development Center
Prepared by: Overseas Environmental Program, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)
Prepared by: Navy Medicine
Prepared by: Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS)
Prepared by: NAF Atsugi, BUMED/NEHC, BMC ATSUGI
Associated Records
1998-1999 Soil, Air, & Dust Sampling; Final Human Health Risk Assessment
Prepared by: Navy Environmental Health Center (NEHC)
Sampling Dates: March 5-18, 1998; Phase two? (Soil); April 21, 1998 - June 01, 1999 (Air & Dust)
Sampling Locations:
Prepared by: Navy Environmental Health Center (NEHC)
Prepared by: Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations & Environment (ASN (I&E))
Prepared by: Pioneer Technologies Corporation
Associated Records
Prepared by: Radiant International LLC
Prepared by: National Research Council (NRC)
1999 U.S.-Japan Joint Monitoring: Soil and Ambient Air Sampling
Prepared by: Green Blue Corporation
Sampling Dates: July 24-27, 1999 (Soil); July 7-September 1, 1999(Air)
Soil Sampling Locations (25): Radial-Spaced (30 degree) and Incremental Distances (200m, 400m, 600m) from Incinerator Complex
Air Sampling Locations (3): Roof Top of Residential Housing Tower 3102, Ground Electronics Maintenance Office, Skeet Range
Prepared by: Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan (USFJ)
Prepared by: Public Works Department, NAF Atsugi
Prepared by: Principal Investigator: Yuji Horie, Ph.D
Associated Records
Prepared by: Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan (USFJ)
2000 U.S. Government Lawsuit Against Incineration Complex
Prepared by: Department of Justice, Government of the United States of America
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Exhibit A-5: "Shinkampo Overview: Operations and Impact on NAF Atsugi," (CNFJ briefing materials).
Exhibit A-10-2: Statements of NAF Atsugi personnel
Exhibit A-12: Videotape: "Shinkampo Incinerator Complex Overview" (w/ Japanese Narration)(7.5 min.)
Action Filed: March 27, 2000
Location Filed: Yokohama District Court
Prepared by: Commanding Officer, Naval Air Facility Atsugi
Associated Records
2008 Cohort Study
Prepared by: U.S. Navy EpiData Center
March 27, 2000 Petition for a Provisional Injunction of the Operation of Incinerator Facilities
Action Filed: March 27, 2000
Location Filed: Yokohama District Court
Prepared by: Commanding Officer, Naval Air Facility Atsugi
Associated Records