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2019 Media AnnouncementsATSDR releases final Coldwater Creek report
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
(North St. Louis County, Missouri) - ATLANTA, GA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released its final public health assessment report, “Evaluation of Community Exposures Related to Coldwater Creek,” in North St. Louis County, MO. ATSDR to hold quarterly Camp Lejeune CAP meeting
Wednesday, April 03, 2019
(Atlanta, Georgia) - (Atlanta)-- The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) invites the public to hear from the scientists who conducted public health activities to understand the impact of exposure to contaminated drinking water at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. A Community Assistance Panel (CAP) business meeting, which is open to the public, will take place on April 24, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in Atlanta, Georgia. CDC and ATSDR announce funding for study of health effects of PFAS in drinking water - Up to six recipients to be selected for study
Monday, April 01, 2019
(Atlanta, Georgia) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are soliciting research applications to conduct a multi-site study on the human health effects of exposures to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through drinking water. Proposed study sites must include communities that have current or past presence of PFAS in drinking water. ATSDR invites public to comment on the Pease International Tradeport report
Monday, April 01, 2019
(Portsmouth, Newington, and Greenland, New Hampshire) - ATLANTA, GA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released for public comment its health consultation report, “Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Pease Public Water System,” in Portsmouth, Newington, and Greenland, New Hampshire. ATSDR will accept comments from the public until June 3, 2019. ATSDR Releases Report and Seeks Public Comments for Pike and Mulberry Street PCE Plume
Tuesday, March 05, 2019
(Martinsville, Indiana) - ATLANTA, GA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released its health investigation report, “Analysis of Contaminants in Drinking Water and Indoor Air,” for the Pike and Mulberry Street PCE Plume in Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, for comment. ATSDR will accept comments from the public until April 3, 2019. CDC/ATSDR to Assess PFAS Exposure in Communities Near U.S. Military Bases
Thursday, February 21, 2019
(Atlanta, Georgia) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced today that they have identified communities to be a part of assessments to examine human exposure to per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The communities are near current or former military installations. The assessments are expected to begin in 2019 and continue through 2020 and are laying the groundwork for CDC/ATSDR’s future multi-site health study that will look at the relationship between PFAS exposure and health outcomes. |
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