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Household Hazardous Waste Collection: The annual Household Hazardous Waste
Collection was held in November and residents brought their household hazardous waste
to the collection site in the Masco parking lot. The household hazardous waste was
packaged, shopped and disposed of according to legal requirements.

Organization: In May of 2016, Louis Kress retired from the Board of Health. The
Board thanks Louis for her many years of service to the Board of Health. Alex Constan
was re-elected. The Board of Health was reorganized late in May as follows:

Hans Jeppesen, Chair
Richard Taylor, Vice Chair
Rick Fahrner
Heather Forand
Alex Constan

Landfill Solar Field: In 2014, the Town approved the installation of a 4000 panel solar
filed on the closed landfill off Spofford Pond Road. All power generated by the field
would be directed to Town buildings and decrease the Town’s energy costs. The BOH
has been involved with the design of the solar field and retained oversight of the field
construction as part of its continuing monitoring of the landfill area. Construction of the
solar field began in September 2016 and was completed in January 2017. During
construction, the BOH with our landfill engineers, Weston & Sample, were on-site and
monitored all phases of the project to ensure that construction was carried out according
to the requirements set by the state DEP (Department of Environmental Protection), and
to further ensure no damage occurred to the closed landfill cap. The solar field became
operational in February 2017, and promises to provide a source of clean power for
Boxford town buildings at lower cost.

Haynes Field Project Crumb Rubber Assessment: As part of the artificial turf sports
field installation for the Haynes Field Project, the Board of Health assessed potential
safety issues associated with playing sports on crumb rubber artificial turf fields. The
health risk assessment focused on two main areas; 1) potential for heat stroke while
playing on artificial crumb rubber fields due to the increased temperature in sunlight
when compared with natural turf fields, and 2) potential acute and chronic human health
risks associated with exposure to chemicals (primarily polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
found in the crumb rubber particles. The Board reviewed multiple articles on crumb
rubber composition, temperature-dependent release rates, cancer risk assessment for the
chemical components, and safety review articles. In addition, the Board conducted an
analytical assessment of Haynes Field crumb rubber samples collected from the crumb