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Ever wonder how living near a Trader Joe’s, a Whole Foods or an ALDI can affect home prices? No? Well, we were curious and with locations around the nation, the likelihood of living near one of these grocery stores is great and only growing. Whether you’re in the market (no pun intended) to buy or to invest, you may want to see how these grocery stores stack up.
federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is a great source. ATSDR conducts assessments on every Superfund site in the nation. Each assessment examines whether
a Superfund site’s contaminants are affecting people’s health. ATSDR collaborates with 25 state Cooperative Agreement programs to conduct these assessments. The Site Assessment Section of CDPH conducts California’s assessments. ATSDR posts these assessments on this web link: https:// www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/pha/index.asp. ATSDR also provides health information about many toxic substances. For information about non- Superfund hazardous waste sites, look into your specific state agency’s resources. Typically, many states will have agencies that oversee cleanup and assess health concerns. The EPA has listed these agencies here: https://www. epa.gov/hwgenerators/links-hazardous- waste-programs-and-us-state- environmental-agencies. NEXT STEPS Although cleaning up the contamination at hazardous waste sites will reduce the health risks, it won’t necessarily address the stigma. Stigma may lower property values causing homeowners long periods of stress.
Stigma has many causes and requires multiple actors to address it. In addition to health professionals, government agency staff, media representatives, and community leaders– real estate professionals can be key participants. Real estate professionals have access to homebuyers and homeowners and can provide them with information about the state of a site’s cleanup. Communicating the right information about the health risk a site might or might not pose is crucial. Don’t be surprised if you meet a health professional seeking assistance from a real estate expert to help accomplish this vital task. •
STIGMA HAS MANY CAUSES AND REQUIRES
MULTIPLE ACTORS TO ADDRESS IT. IN ADDITION TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, GOVERNMENT AGENCY STAFF, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS– REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS CAN BE KEY PARTICIPANTS.”
Russell Bartlett investigates if hazardous chemicals are harming communities for the California Department of Public Health. In his
nine years working for the State of California, he has assessed numerous potential human health issues related to Superfund sites, manmade environmental hazardous waste sites, and emergency chemical releases. Russell is also a Lecturer at San José State University in the Health Science and Recreation Department.
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