Atlanta -- The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of U.S. Department Health and Human Services, today announced that the public comment period is being extended for the draft report for its Evaluation of Priority Health Conditions in a Community with Historical Contamination by Trichloroethylene (TCE) study. The area studied includes the communities around Commerce City, Colorado. The public comment period, which was extended at the request of the community, will now run until December 30, 2000.
The overall objective of this study was to use the data collected during previous work with the site to further evaluate priority health conditions in the population in the area. Priority health conditions include neurotoxic and reproductive effects which are believed/known to be related to exposure to hazardous substances. Trichloroethylene was selected as the target contaminant because it had been identified as a contaminant in the ground water at the site and in the local water distribution system and scientists have information on health effects related to TCE.
The draft report is currently available for review and comment at the following repositories:
Adams County Library
Commerce City Branch
7185 Monaco Street
Commerce City CO 80022
Maureen Nerim-Atkins
(303) 287-0063 |
Adams County Library
Thornton Branch
8992 North Washington
Thornton, CO 80229
Beatrice Rinko
(303) 287-2514 |
Adams County Library
Brighton Branch
575 South 8th Avenue
Brighton, CO 80601
Carole Seymore
(303) 659-2572 |
Aurora Public Library
North Branch
1298 North Peoria
Aurora, CO 80011
Pam Zot
(303) 361-2928
|
Denver Public Library
Central Library
10 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 640-6200
|
EPA Region VIII
Superfund Records Center
999 18th Street
Denver CO 80202
(303) 312-6473
|
Denver Public Library
Montbello Branch
12955 Albrook Dr.
Denver, CO 80239
(303) 373-0767 |
The public comment period for the health assessment, which originally began on October 31, will now run until December 30, 2000. Please send written comments to:
Health Investigations Branch
ATSDR Division of Health Studies
Mailstop E-31
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Attn: Dave Campagna, PhD
Comments received during the public comment period will be logged and become part of the administrative record for the health study. Comments (without indication of who made them) and responses will be included in an appendix to the final report. Although names of those who have submitted comments will not be included in the final report, they are subject to release under Freedom of Information Act.
Community members seeking information on the content of the report or the procedures of the study should contact ATSDR Scientist Dave Campagna, toll free, at 1-888-42-ATSDR (1-888-422-8737.)
For more information about Trichloroethylene (TCE) and health effects related to exposure, please visit the ATSDR Web site, at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov, and click on the ToxFAQs for Trichloroethylene.