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2013 Media AnnouncementsATSDR Releases Final Health Consultation for Tie Plant Facility in Grenada, Mississippi
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
(Grenada County, Grenada, Mississippi) - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released its final health consultation today to evaluate whether past, present, and future exposures to chemicals in the soil of the Tie Plant community are a public health hazard. ATSDR Releases Final Public Health Assessment For Leeds Metal
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
(Leeds, Maine) - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released its final public health assessment for the Leeds Metal site in Leeds, Maine (ME). The report finds that more study is needed to determine whether the community was or is being harmed by possible exposures at the site. ATSDR Releases Report on Exposure to Perfluorochemicals in the Vicinity of Decatur, Alabama
Monday, April 01, 2013
(Morgan County, Decatur, Alabama) - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) today releases the results of an exposure investigation of perfluorochemicals (PFCs) in residents of Lawrence, Morgan and Limestone Counties in Alabama. ATSDR Releases Final Report on Vieques
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
(Vieques County, Vieques, Puerto Rico) - Following a thorough review of environmental, biological, and health data from the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released its final report today. La ATSDR publica informe final sobre Vieques
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
(Vieques County, Vieques, Puerto Rico) - Basado en una revisión minuciosa de los datos ambientales, biológicos y de salud de la isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico, la Agencia para Sustancias Tóxicas y el Registro de Enfermedades (ATSDR por sus siglas en inglés) publicó hoy su informe final. Public Availability Session for PFC Exposure Investigation
Monday, March 18, 2013
(Morgan County, Decatur, Alabama) - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) invites residents of Lawrence, Morgan, and Limestone Counties to attend a public availability session about an exposure investigation of perfluorochemicals (PFCs). ATSDR Invites Public Comment on the Revised Draft
Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Report
Thursday, March 14, 2013
(Elkhart County, Elkhart, Indiana) - Groundwater beneath some properties along Lane Street in Elkhart, Indiana, is contaminated with volatile organic compounds, including trichloroethylene (TCE), says the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in its revised draft public health assessment. The report is available for public comment until April 29, 2013. ATSDR releases health report for public comments about the Hormigas water system in Caguas, Puerto Rico
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
(Caguas County, Caguas, Puerto Rico) - “Harmful effects from exposure to chemicals are not expected in people who used the Hormigas water system because the contaminants were below levels of health concern” says The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) La ATSDR publica reporte de salud para comentarios públicos sobre el sistema de agua Hormigas en Caguas, PR
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
(Caguas County, Caguas, Puerto Rico) - No se esperan efectos perjudiciales a la salud en la personas que utilizaron el agua del sistema público de Hormigas debido a que los contaminantes estaban por debajo de los niveles de dañinos a la salud”, afirma la Agencia para Sustancias Tóxicas y el Registro de Enfermedades (ATSDR por sus siglas en Inglés) ATSDR Releases Health Consultation for Walter Coke Inc., North Birmingham, Alabama
Thursday, February 14, 2013
(Jefferson County, North Birmingham, Alabama) - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is seeking public comment on a health consultation released on Tuesday, February 12, 2013, for the North Birmingham community. The health consultation is for Walter Coke, Inc., also known as the 35th Avenue Superfund site. ATSDR Releases Health Consultation on TCE Exposure for Millsboro, DE
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
(Sussex County, Millsboro, Delaware) - “Exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) in the Millsboro, DE, drinking water between October 2004 and October 2005 may have increased residents’ likelihood of experiencing non-cancer health effects,” says the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in a health consultation released today. ATSDR Releases Health Consultation for Walter Coke Inc., North Birmingham, Alabama
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
(Jefferson County, North Birmingham, Alabama) - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is seeking public comment on a health consultation released today for the North Birmingham community. The health consultation is for Walter Coke, Inc., also known as the 35th Avenue Superfund site. ATSDR Invites Residents to Open House in Radford, VA
Thursday, January 10, 2013
(Radford (City) County, Radford, Virginia) - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) invites New River Valley residents to attend an Open House on January 24, 2013 at the Belview Elementary School from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. |
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