Part I Tools: Probable causes of the five incidents
This section of the report should be divided into 5 parts – one for each incident. Each part should include:
- Information on connection of observations of the symptoms of the animals to exposure to lead;
- Information on human/animal activities and environmental conditions connecting exposure to lead to the observed symptoms;
- Analysis of the geographic information supporting the exposure;
- Analysis of the available data (soil, blood, dust, water, sediment etc.) supporting the exposure; and
- Conclusions about probable cause.
| A retriever puppy who stopped playing, became lethargic, disoriented, and developed diarrhea after digging many holes in the yard of an old farm house; | |
| A cat unable to stand upright after giving birth to six kittens at the Ramalives Battery Recycling Company and lead smelter; | |
| A pet rabbit stopped eating, became very irritable and had trouble hopping on both legs during the renovation; | |
| A pair of dead swans found in a lake at a fishing, hunting, and skeet shooting club; | |
| A fish kill in the local creek near the old Ramford County Municipal Garage. |