ATSDR To Hear Community Health Concerns at Jan. 27 Meeting
About Perma-Fix Site in Dayton

Note to correspondents: A media session will be held from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 27 at Wright Dunbar Technology Academy (formerly Radcliff Middle School), 120 Knox Ave., Dayton, Ohio

News Release
For Immediate Release: Jan. 13, 2005

ATLANTA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005, to hear community members' health concerns that may be related to the Perma-Fix (aka Clark Oil) site in Dayton, Ohio.

The meeting will be 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Wright Dunbar Technology Academy (formerly Radcliff Middle School) at 120 Knox Ave., Dayton. ATSDR staff will explain the agency's planned work regarding the Perma-Fix site and public health.

In addition to the community meeting, ATSDR will also hold a public availability session from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The public availability session is an informal meeting where community members can talk confidentially one-on-one with ATSDR representatives about their site-related health concerns.

For more information, community members can contact Environmental Health Scientist Aimee Treffiletti or Health Communications Specialist Debra Joseph, toll-free, at 1-888-422-8737. Regional Representative Michelle Colledge also may be contacted at 312-886-1462. Callers should refer to the Perma-Fix site in Dayton, Ohio.