ATSDR To Host Meeting about Findings at DuPont DeLisle Titanium Dioxide Plant

Monday, November 08, 2004
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The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a joint meeting to discuss the findings of the recently released public health consultation for the DuPont DeLisle Titanium Dioxide Plant in Pass Christian, Miss.

ATSDR and EPA will hold the meeting on Nov. 17 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at DeLisle Elementary School, 6303 W. Wittman Road, Pass Christian. The health consultation states that past and current exposures to dioxin-like compounds do not pose harmful health effects for residents near the site. ASTDR recommends additional testing for dioxins in crabs and onsite soils.

ATSDR conducted the public health consultation in response to community concern about the amount of dioxin-like compounds at the DuPont DeLisle site. A public health consultation is a review of available information to respond to a specific health question or request for information about a potential environmental hazard.

From available information ATSDR determined that dioxin-like compounds in locally caught fish and air are at or below the national average for dioxins in the United States and pose no apparent public health hazard.

The public comment period allows community members to review and comment on agency findings or proposed activities noted in the consultation. The consultation is available for public review through Dec. 30 at

Pass Christian Public Library
111 Heirn Avenue
Pass Christian

Comments must be made in writing to:
Chief, Records Management Activity
ATSDR
1600 Clifton Road, N.E. (MS E-60)
Atlanta, GA 30333

Comments received during the public comment period will be logged in to the ATSDR administrative record for this consultation. Comments received, without the names of individuals who submitted them, and ATSDR responses to the comments will appear in an appendix to the final consultation. Names of those who submit comments, however, will be subject to release for requests made under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act.

For more information, community members may contact ATSDR Environmental Health Scientist James Durant or Health Communications Specialist Rose Jackson, toll-free, at 1-888-422-8737. ATSDR Regional Representative Carl Blair also may be contacted at 404-562-1786.


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Release Date:  Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Chemicals found in soil samples collected after Hurricane Katrina near the DuPont DeLisle Titanium Dioxide Plant in Pass Christian, Miss., pose no harmful health risks for nearby residents, says the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). However, as a precaution, ATSDR recommends further testing of crabs to determine if dioxin-like compounds can be found in the food chain of St. Louis Bay.

Release Date:  Thursday, October 28, 2004
Past and current exposures to dioxin-like compounds do not pose harmful health effects for residents near the DuPont DeLisle Titanium Dioxide Plant in Pass Christian, Miss., says the public health consultation released for public review and comment by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The document is available for public comment through Dec. 30.

Release Date:  Monday, August 02, 2004
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) today released the final version of its public health consultation on the Dupont DeLisle Plant Site, in Pass Christian, Miss., which classifies the site as “no public health hazard.” ATSDR conducted the public health consultation in response to a community member’s petition in July, 2002. A public health consultation is a review of available information or collection of new data to respond to a specific health question or request for information about a potential environmental hazard.

Release Date:  Saturday, July 27, 2002
ATSDR will host two public availability sessions on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 in Pass Christian, Miss. The sessions will give community members an opportunity to discuss health concerns they believe may be related to the DuPont Delisle Facility site


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