(ATLANTA) - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, in coordination with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), and the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Public Health Department (ADLC) invite residents to a public meeting to learn about upcoming activities.

Residents shared their health concerns they believe are related to lead and arsenic exposure with public health professionals at a public meeting in Anaconda in May.  In the upcoming meeting on July 11, ATSDR, DPHHS, and ADLC will inform the community about the exposure investigation planned to address the concerns expressed in May 2018.

When:
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Where:
Anaconda Junior/Senior High School
123 West 6th Street
Anaconda, Montana 59711

Background
In 1882, the Anaconda Company Smelter began operations and continued to process ore from the Butte area until 1981. Slag and other smelter related waste material were disposed in and around Anaconda. Deposition from the stack also resulted in wide spread surface soil contamination with arsenic and lead. In 1983, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed the 300-square-mile area Anaconda Company Smelter site on the National Priorities List (NPL).

For more information about the Anaconda Copper Smelter Superfund Site, contact CDC-INFO at 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) or www.cdc.gov/info or visit www.atsdr.cdc.gov.

For members of the media, a media availability session will be held on July 11 from 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.