Butte Community Invited to Public Meeting Regarding Arsenic Exposure

Dekalb,  Atlanta,  Georgia
Thursday, November 09, 2023
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ATLANTA – The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, will host a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, for the Butte community. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the community about the work ATSDR will be doing in Butte in the next year.

WHEN and WHERE:
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, 7:00 p.m.
Montana Tech University Library Auditorium
1300 West Park Street, Butte, Mont. 59701

ATSDR is coordinating this meeting and its work with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and the Butte-Silver Bow County Public Health Department. Both ATSDR and DPHHS are working to address community concerns about arsenic in soil and dust where there could be high potential for exposure, such as schools, parks and daycare facilities.

At the meeting, Butte community members will have the opportunity to learn about the work currently being done and what is planned during the next year.

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ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, evaluates the potential for adverse human health effects of exposure to hazardous substances in the environment.

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