The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today is issuing a preliminary health consultation regarding public health concerns associated with the consumption of fish from Choccolocco Creek near Anniston and Oxford, Calhoun County, Ala.
The public health consultation finds that the consumption of fish taken from Choccolocco Creek presents a public health hazard due to elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) in the fish. ATSDR agrees that the current no-consumption advisories issued by the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) are warranted. In addition, other aquatic animals from Choccolocco Creek and nearby Snow Creek may contain elevated levels of PCBs, and if consumed could contribute to PCB exposures.
ATSDR's conclusions and recommendations are included in the public health consultation, which is available for review and comment through March 1, 2004, at the following repositories:
Anniston Public Library
108 E. 10th St.
Anniston, Ala. 36202
Bethel Baptist Church
520 E. 6th St.
Anniston, Ala. 36207
Carver Library
722 W. 14th St.
Anniston, Ala. 36201
Community Against Pollution Headquarters
Outreach Office
1521 Cobb Ave.
Anniston, Ala. 36201
First Missionary Baptist Church
1100 Pine Grove Road
Anniston, Ala. 36201
Seventeenth Street Baptist Church
801 W. 17th St.
Anniston, Ala. 36201
Sweet Valley/Cobbtown Environmental Justice Task Force
7733 Highway 78 West
Eastaboga, Ala. 36260
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Community Relations Center for the
Anniston site
1514 W. 10th St.
Anniston, Ala. 36201
Comments on the public health consultation must be made in writing. Mail comments to
Chief, Program Evaluation, Records and Information Services Branch
ATSDR
1600 Clifton Road, N.E. (MS E-60)
Atlanta, GA 30333
Comments received during the public comment period will be logged in to ATSDR's administrative record for this health consultation.
Comments received, without the names of individuals who submitted them, and ATSDR's responses to the comments will appear in an appendix to the final public health 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 can contact Senior Environmental Health Scientist Clement Welsh or Community Involvement Specialist Loretta Bush, toll free, at 1-888-422-8737. Regional Representative Bob Safay also may be contacted at 404-562-1782. Callers should refer to the Choccolocco Creek site in Anniston/Oxford, Ala.
Release Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2017
(ATLANTA, GA) – The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released its final report, an “Evaluation of Surface Soil and Garden Produce Exposures” for the 35th Avenue site in North Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. The public comment version was released on July 22, 2015.
Release Date: Monday, November 28, 2016
ATLANTA, GA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released the results of an exposure investigation that measured the levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in residents of Lawrence, Morgan, and Limestone Counties in Alabama who may have been exposed to PFAS in drinking water.
Release Date: Thursday, August 27, 2015
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is seeking public comment on a health consultation released July 22, 2015 for the 35th Avenue site in North Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. ATSDR will accept comments from the public on this report until September 30, 2015.
Release Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2015
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is seeking public comment on a health consultation released today for the 35th Avenue site in North Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama. The consultation reviews soil contamination in people’s yards on the site and includes residential properties in Collegeville, Fairmont, and Harriman Park. A limited number of homegrown produce test results are also evaluated.
Release Date: Thursday, June 26, 2014
ATLANTA—The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is seeking public comment on its draft public health assessment on health effects of contaminants (chemicals or harmful substances) in the air around Walter Coke, Inc., also known as the 35th Avenue Superfund site, and surrounding communities in North Birmingham, AL.
Release Date: Thursday, August 01, 2013
The health consultation was conducted to determine if exposure to soil in yards, gardens, and schools in the Collegeville, Harriman Park, and Fairmont neighborhoods poses a public health hazard for people who live or work in the area.
Release Date: Monday, April 01, 2013
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.
Release Date: Monday, March 18, 2013
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).
Release Date: Thursday, February 14, 2013
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.
Release Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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.
Release Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2006
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a public availability session to provide updated information regarding polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) levels in 40 adults who lived near the Solutia PCB facility in Anniston, Ala. The meeting will take place Tuesday October 16, 2006 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Anniston Meeting Center located at 1615 Noble St. (corner of Noble and 17th Street).
Release Date: Thursday, January 08, 2004
The final public health consultation on exposure to PCBs via inhalation at the Anniston PCB site in Anniston, Ala., has been issued by ATSDR. On the basis of lack of data, the agency has categorized the Anniston PCB site as an indeterminate public health hazard.
Release Date: Thursday, July 31, 2003
A final health consultation released by ATSDR finds that PCBs in some residential soils in Anniston, Ala., present a public health hazard.
Release Date: Thursday, June 26, 2003
Final public health consultation finds that average blood lead levels for children tested in Anniston, Alabama are below national averages.
Release Date: Friday, April 25, 2003
ATSDR is extending the public comment periodon two public health consultations about Anniston, Ala., through May 12, 2003. The documents are the Anniston PCB Air Sampling Review and the Summary of Recent Work on Children's Blood Lead Levels.
Release Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2003
ATSDR released the public comment version of its public health consultation that reviews childhood lead levels in Anniston, Ala. The evidence indicates that average blood lead levels in children tested were below Alabama and national averages. Some children, however, are being exposed to lead. ATSDR recommends continued blood testing programs and activities by parents and the community to prevent exposure. Written public comments are invited through March 21, 2003.
Release Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2003
ATSDR recently released the public comment version of its public health consultation on air sampling for PCBs around the Solutia Inc. property in Anniston, Ala. Written comments from the public will be accepted by ATSDR until March 21, 2003.
Release Date: Friday, February 01, 2002
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, conducted a targeted blood screening program for children under the age of six attending selected schools around Anniston. ATSDR is releasing the final report, which summarizes results of the screening program.
Release Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2001
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today the release of the final version of its Exposure Investigation report for the PCB site in Anniston, Alabama. The report was released in November 2000 as a draft for public comment.
Release Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2001
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today the release of the final version of its Exposure Investigation report for the PCB site in Anniston, Alabama. The report was released in November 2000 as a draft for public comment.
Release Date: Friday, May 25, 2001
ATSDR announced today the release of a public health assessment for the Anniston PCB Site (also known as the Monsanto Company or Solutia Inc., site) in Anniston, Alabama.
Release Date: Friday, November 17, 2000
ATSDR announced today the release of its Exposure Investigation report for thePCB site in Anniston, Alabama, for public review and comment. The report is being reissued as a draft for public comment at the request of members of the community who expressed interest in reviewing the document prior to its publication as a final report.
Release Date: Friday, October 27, 2000
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today that its health consultation evaluating lead in soil at the Oxford Lake Softball Complex in Oxford, Alabama, will be available for public review and comment beginning October 27, 2000.
Release Date: Monday, August 07, 2000
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today that its health consultation evaluating lead in soil at residences in west Anniston, Alabama, will be available for public review and comment beginning August 7, 2000.
Release Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2000
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today the release of its health consultation for the PCB site in west Anniston, Alabama, for public review and comment.
Release Date: Monday, February 14, 2000
The Agency for Toxic Substances andDisease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will hold a community meeting in Anniston, Alabama, to discuss health issues related to the PCB site in west Anniston.
Release Date: Friday, January 22, 1999
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today that the final version of its public health assessment for Anniston Army Depot in Bynum, AL, will be available for public review beginning January 25,1999.