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2012 Media AnnouncementsATSDR Releases Draft Findings on San Germán Ground Water Contamination
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
(San Germán, Puerto Rico) - Past exposures to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in municipal water are not expected to harm public health, says the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in its draft public health assessment for the San Germán Ground Water Contamination site in San Germán, PR. ATSDR publica hallazgos provisionales sobre la contaminación del agua subterránea en San Germán
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
(San Germán, Puerto Rico) - Las exposiciones del pasado a compuestos orgánicos volátiles (COV) en el agua municipal no se prevé que tengan efectos nocivos en la salud pública, de acuerdo con la evaluación preliminar de salud pública que realizó la Agencia para Sustancias Tóxicas y el Registro de Enfermedades (ATSDR) en el sitio de contaminación de agua subterránea de San Germán, Puerto Rico. |
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