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 draft results of its public health assessment for the Callery Chemical site in Evans City, Pennsylvania.
ATSDR conducted the health assessment in response to a request from community members living in Evans City who asked ATSDR to address health concerns regarding potential emissions from the Callery Chemical Company site.
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 and comment on or about October 27, 1999, at the following repositories:
Evans City Public Library
232 E. Main St.
Evans City, PA 16033
The public comment period for the health assessment will run from October 27 until November 26, 1999.
Please send written comments to:
Chief, Program Evaluation, Records and Information Services Branch
ATSDR
1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop E-56
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Comments received during the public comment period will be logged and become part of the administrative record for the health assessment. Comments (without indication of who made them) and responses will be included in an appendix to the final health assessment. Although names of those who have submitted comments will not be included in the final health assessment, they are subject to release under the Freedom of Information Act.
Community members seeking information on the procedures or content of the health assessment should contact ATSDR Health Assessor Adele Childress, toll free, at 1-888-42-ATSDR (1-888-422-8737). Callers should refer to the "Callery Chemical site" when asking to speak with a Health Assessor in the Division of Health Assessment and Consultation. The ATSDR Regional Representative, Tom Stukas, also may be called for information at (215) 814-3142 in Philadelphia.
Release Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018
ATLANTA, GA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released its public health consultation report, “Public Health Evaluation of Water Data Collected in the Vicinity of the JKLM Natural Gas Well on the Reese Hollow 118 Pad,” in Coudersport, Potter County, PA for public comment. ATSDR will accept comments from the public until January 15, 2019.
Release Date: Thursday, August 18, 2016
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released the findings of its cancer data review for Warminster, Horsham and Warrington Townships, Pennsylvania today, August 18, 2016.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2016
ATLANTA, GA – Some private wells have elevated levels of methane, naturally occurring salts, and other organic chemicals in the area of Dimock, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania area, says the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in a health consultation report released today.
Release Date: Friday, September 11, 2015
ATLANTA –Scientists from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) conducted an investigation in various Philadelphia neighborhoods in July 2014. They examined blood lead levels in young children and environmental lead levels in the soil, tap water, and indoor dust in each child’s home.
Release Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2014
ATLANTA—Some homes in Carbon, Luzerne, and Schuylkill counties of Pennsylvania have elevated levels of radon gas in indoor air and radium in soils, according to a health consultation released today by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Researchers were unable to determine if a cluster of cases of Polycythemia Vera (PV) in people living in the counties is related to exposures to the substances.
Release Date: Friday, September 14, 2012
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will update community members on the polycythemia vera (PV) research projects in the tri-county area of Schuylkill, Luzerne, and Carbon Counties, PA on September 20, 2012 in Tamaqua, PA.
Release Date: Monday, November 07, 2011
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) investigated the water quality of seven residential wells surrounding the Chesapeake ATGAS 2H natural gas well site in Leroy Township, Bradford County, Pa., at the request of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) following a well blowout.
Release Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has released its final report regarding the Community Health Screening for the JAK2 genetic marker.
Release Date: Monday, December 21, 2009
The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released a final report of the public health assessment (PHA) the agency completed on the Safety Light Corporation Superfund Site located at 4150-A Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. ATSDR does PHAs at a site to find out if people are being exposed to hazardous substances from the site, and if so, whether the exposures are harmful and should be stopped or reduced.
Release Date: Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Following two rounds of community health screening in northeastern Pennsylvania for the JAK2 genetic marker, 19 (1.6%) of the 1,170 people tested were found to have this mutation. This is the first time large scale screening for this JAK2 genetic mutation has been done in the United States. The frequency of the mutation in the general population is not known. The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) conducted the screenings in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.
Release Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009
The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a public meeting in the Tamaqua Area Auditorium at Tamaqua High School, 500 Penn St, Tamaqua, PA, on Saturday, October 24, 2009 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. to update area residents on recent efforts regarding polycythemia vera (PV).
Release Date: Monday, August 31, 2009
The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released a draft report of the public health assessment (PHA) the agency completed on the Safety Light Corporation Superfund Site located at 4150-A Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. ATSDR does PHAs at a site to find out if people are being exposed to hazardous substances from the site, and if so, whether the exposures are harmful and should be stopped or reduced.
Release Date: Monday, August 10, 2009
Due to the greater than expected response to the offer of testing, the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will schedule appointments for a second round of JAK2 screening through Friday, August 14, 2009. ATSDR scheduled this second round of testing, to take place in the fall, after all of the available appointments in August had been filled. Residents of Carbon, Luzerne, and Schuylkill Counties should call 1-877-525-4860 by Friday to schedule a fall appointment for a JAK2 screening.
Release Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a public meeting in the Tamaqua High School auditorium, 500 Penn St, Tamaqua, PA., on Thursday, July 9, 2009 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. to inform area residents of recent efforts regarding polycythemia vera (PV).
Release Date: Monday, August 25, 2008
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) confirmed 33 cases of polycythemia vera (PV) in Carbon, Schuylkill, and Luzerne counties in a community meeting held today. The investigation was designed to count the number of PV cases in the area, verify the diagnosis, and to look for common characteristics among the cases. The investigation was not designed to identify a cause for PV.
Release Date: Monday, August 18, 2008
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a public meeting to discuss the final findings of an investigation of the polycythemia vera (PV) cases in Schuylkill, Luzerne, and Carbon counties. The federal public health agency will also outline areas for future research.
Release Date: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) confirmed 38 cases of polycythemia vera (PV) in Schuylkill, Luzerne, and Carbon counties. ATSDR found no link between environmental factors and PV in this area.
Release Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a public meeting to discuss the findings of a recently conducted survey on the polycythemia vera (PV) cases in Schuykill, Luzerne, and Carbon counties.
Release Date: Monday, March 06, 2006
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, will hold a community meeting in Ellwood City to gather information from residents regarding a former play area near the old W.R. Grace/Zonolite facility in Ellwood City that may have been contaminated with asbestos.
Release Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2005
People living or working in the Bear Creek Chemical Area Site in Butler and Armstrong Counties, Pa., should continue drinking and cooking with only bottled water, according to a public health assessment released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Release Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Empire Sanitary Landfill, aka Alliance Landfill Site, is an indeterminate public health hazard, according to the final version of the health consultation on the site issued by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The landfill is in Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County, Pa.
Release Date: Wednesday, September 01, 2004
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a public availability session followed by a community meeting on Sept. 7 to discuss the findings from the public health assessment on the Bear Creek Chemical Area site in Butler and Armstrong Counties, Pa.
The public availability session is designed to allow community members to meet individually with ATSDR representatives to discuss concerns about potentially site-related health issues. The session will be held at the Petrolia Volunteer Fire Hall, 200 Argyle Street in Petrolia, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Release Date: Monday, August 16, 2004
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) today released for public review and comment its public health assessment (PHA) of the Bear Creek site in Butler and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania, which indicates that the site currently poses no apparent public health hazard.
Release Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2004
The final public health assessment on the Foamex Corporation site in Corry, Pa., has been issued by ATSDR. The agency determined that air emissions at the site pose no apparent public health hazard to Corry Area Middle-High School or nearby residents.
Release Date: Thursday, September 04, 2003
A public health consultation on the Alliance Landfill site near Scranton in Taylor Borough, Pa., has been issued by ATSDR for public review and comment through Oct. 13. On the basis of a lack of data, the agency has categorized the Alliance Landfill as an indeterminate public health hazard.
Release Date: Thursday, July 10, 2003
ATSDR will hold a public availability session about the Bear Creek Chemical Area site in Petrolia, Pa. on July 15.
Release Date: Thursday, June 20, 2002
ATSDR's public health assessment of the area near the Willow Grove Naval Air and Air Reserve Station site in Willow Grove, PA, found that no contaminants were present at levels of public health concern.
Release Date: Thursday, April 18, 2002
The public health assessment for the U.S. Naval Support Activity in Mechanicsburg, PA is available for public comment through April 15, 2002. ATSDR evaluated environmental monitoring data and possible ways people might be exposed to contamination.
Release Date: Friday, March 15, 2002
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 the availability of the public comment version of its health assessment for the Naval Support Activity in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Release Date: Wednesday, March 06, 2002
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today released its draft public health assessment for Willow Grove site in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.
Release Date: Monday, October 15, 2001
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 the availability of its draft public health assessment for the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), in Warminster, Pennsylvania. ATSDR is releasing this public health assessment as a draft for public comment.
Release Date: Friday, October 12, 2001
A mixed bag of environmental news for nearby residents of the Naval Air Warfare Center in Warminster, PA.
Release Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2001
ATSDR announced today the availability of the final version of its health assessment for the Molycorp site in Washington, Pennsylvania.