ATSDR Releases Findings on the Sampling of Local Water and Soil

Monday, February 05, 2007
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Metals in soil and water on most local properties that were sampled pose no apparent public health hazard concludes the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in their Exposure Investigation (EI) released today. However, the agency found that certain locations sampled pose an indeterminate public health hazard. ATSDR recommends further evaluation of these locations to identify unknown materials and to determine the specific compounds of copper, nickel, sodium and calcium.


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Release Date:  Friday, June 03, 2005
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a community meeting and public availability session on Thursday, June 16, 2005, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Medora Junior/Senior High School gym, 82 South George Street, to hear community members’ health concerns that may be related to the Rumpke Landfill site in Medora, IN.


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