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.
Public health assessments report information about hazardous substances in the environment and evaluate whether exposure to those substances in the past, present or future could harm people in the area. They identify health studies or other activities that might be needed and make recommendations to other government agencies, such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and state and local health and environmental departments, concerning actions to protect public health.
Public health assessments rely on three sources of information: environmental data, health data and reports of community concerns. Environmental data detail the chemicals at a site and indicate their potential pathways to reach humans. Health data include reports of injury, disease or death in the community, as well as information on the known human effects of chemicals at the site. Reports of community concerns document the public's descriptions of how the site affects their health and quality of life.
The health assessment will be made available for public review January 25, 1999, at the following repositories:
Anniston Public Library
108 East 10th Street
P.O. Box 308
Anniston, AL 36202
Contact: Bonnie Seymour
(205) 237-8501
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Jacksonville Public Library
200 South Pelham Road
Jacksonville, AL 36265
Contact: Kathryn Childress
(205) 435-6332
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Talladega Public Library
202 South Street East
Talladega, AL 35160
Contact: Lucy Quinn
(205) 362-4211
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Oxford Public Library
213 Choccolocco Street
Oxford, AL 36203
Contact: Irene Sparks
(205) 831-1750
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Anniston Army Depot
Risk Management Office
Building 1
Anniston, AL 36201
Contact: Leslie Ware
(205) 235-7899
Comments received during the public comment period have been logged and are now part of the administrative record for the health assessment. Comments (without indication of who made them) and responses have been included in an appendix to the final health assessment.
Community members seeking information on the procedures or content of the health assessment should contact ATSDR Health Assessor Emilio Gonzalez, toll free, at 1-888-42ATSDR (1-888-422-8737). Callers should refer to "Anniston Army Depot" when asking to speak with a Health Assessor in the Division of Health Assessment and Consultation. The ATSDR Regional Representative, Bob Safay, also may be called for information at (404) 562-1782 in Atlanta.
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 15, 2004
A public health consultation on the Choccolocco Creek PCB site in Anniston, Ala., has been issued by ATSDR for public review. The agency concluded that fish and aquatic animals caught in Choccolocco Creek contain PCBs above the FDA-approved level and are not fit for human consumption.
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.