The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public
health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today announced
that a public availability session will be held on Monday, April 28, in Salem,
Mass., to discuss community health concerns related to the Salem petition sites.
The purpose of the public availability session is for ATSDR representatives
to meet with members of the community to learn about any health concerns that
might be related to the residential properties near Witchcraft Heights and Bentley
elementary schools. The session will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on
April 28 at the Salem High School Library's Instructional Media Center at 77
Willson Street.
The site is the subject of a petitioned public health assessment that will
be prepared. The petition sites include properties that received tannery waste
in the past.
Public availability sessions are not intended to be large-scale meetings. Instead,
community members are invited to drop in at any time during the session and
meet one-on-one with ATSDR staff to discuss health concerns that might be related
to the Salem petition sites. Attendance is open to the public, and individual
conversations with staff during the session will be confidential. No appointments
are necessary.
Topics to be discussed include: explaining the public health consultation process;
discussing the information and data acquired to date; gathering concerns and
information from the public; answering questions; and discussing timelines for
the completion.
Community members seeking information on public availability session procedures
may contact Health Education Specialist Sandra M. Lopez-Carreras, toll free,
at 1-888-422-8737, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Regional Representative Gary Perlman
also may be contacted at 617-918-1492. Callers should refer to the Salem site
in Massachusetts.
Release Date: Tuesday, August 06, 2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced today the initiation of an exposure assessment near the Barnes Air National Guard Base site in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. The purpose of the exposure assessment is to provide information to the community members about the levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their bodies and provide information about exposures in the broader community.
Release Date: Thursday, July 11, 2019
ATLANTA, GA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released its final health consultation report, “Evaluation of Contaminants in the Wetlands near Keith Middle School and Soil at New Bedford High School,” in New Bedford, MA. The public comment version was released on February 6, 2018.
Release Date: Tuesday, July 02, 2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced today the initiation of an exposure assessment near the Barnes Air National Guard Base site in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. The purpose of the exposure assessment is to provide information to the community members about the levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their bodies and provide information about exposures in the broader community.
Release Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2017
ATLANTA, GA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released its health investigation report, “Evaluation of Contaminants in the Wetlands near Keith Middle School and Soil at New Bedford High School,” for public comment. ATSDR will accept comments from the public until February 6, 2018.
Release Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is seeking public comments on the health assessment of the W.R. Grace and Company site located in Acton, Massachusetts. The public health assessment (PHA) found that there is no apparent public health hazard in the drinking water in the municipal wells located near the former site of the W.R. Grace & Company.
Release Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) will hold a joint public meeting for members of the community to present the findings of a recently completed public health assessment (PHA) – public comment version and evaluation of cancer incidence at the W.R. Grace & Company, Inc. site in Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Release Date: Wednesday, September 07, 2005
A report released by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) says that people exposed to chemicals from the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP) in Bedford, Mass. are unlikely to become ill.
Release Date: Monday, December 27, 2004
Beginning Jan. 1, 2005, Upper Cape Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) community public health concerns will be handled by the Canton office of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) or the Boston office of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Inquiries may be directed to Dave Williams, MDPH Canton Office at 781-774-6612 or William Sweet, ATSDR Senior Regional Representative at 617-918-1495.
Release Date: Friday, May 14, 2004
A public health assessment on Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Mass., has been issued by ATSDR. The agency has determined that past exposure to surface soil is an indeterminate public health hazard because ATSDR scientists lacked sampling data about conditions before site remediation activities. However, ATSDR considers current and future contact with surface soil to pose no public health hazard.
Release Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2004
A public health assessment on the Hanscom AFB site near Lexington, Mass., has been issued by ATSDR for public comment. The agency determined that contaminants in groundwater, surface soil, surface water and sediment pose no apparent public health hazard.
Release Date: Monday, October 20, 2003
A public meeting and availability session concerning the W.R. Grace site in Acton, Mass., will be held on Oct. 28 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Input gathered during the meeting will be included in the final public health assessment document.
Release Date: Friday, January 12, 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 availability of the public comment version of its health assessment for the Hercules Dumpsite in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
Release Date: Thursday, July 08, 1999
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will conduct public information sessions for the Fort Devens site located in Devens, Massachusetts.
Release Date: Friday, March 19, 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 plans to conduct a meeting with the Community Assistance Panel (CAP) for the Otis Air Force Base/Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) site. The CAP is made up of community members who live around the site.
Release Date: Tuesday, January 05, 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 plans to conduct a meeting with the Community Assistance Panel (CAP) for the Otis Air Force Base/Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) site. The CAP is made up of community members who live around the site.