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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
(ATLANTA) - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, has released its report, Exposure Investigation (EI) Blood Lead and Urine Arsenic Levels in Anaconda, Montana.

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
ATLANTA, GA  The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will provide free testing for lead in blood and arsenic in urine for all residents in the Anaconda, Montana area as part of its Exposure Investigation (EI). Based on past smelting activities, the Anaconda smelter contaminated soils in the area with heavy metals. In 1983, the site was placed on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Superfund National Priority List (NPL).

Tuesday, July 10, 2018
(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.

Wednesday, May 2, 2018
(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), the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Public Health Department and the National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOSH) invites residents and workers to a meeting to share concerns about their health in relation to the Anaconda Copper Smelter Superfund Site.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007
The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released the final report today regarding the safety and effectiveness of cleanup actions at the Anaconda Company smelter site in Anaconda, MT.

Friday, June 1, 2007
The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). (ATSDR) released a report today regarding the safety and effectiveness of the cleanup actions at the Anaconda smelter site. For the report, called a public health consultation, ATSDR evaluated the studies and decisions made to establish the cleanup level for arsenic in residential soil, responded to community questions about the decisions made, and determined the public health impact of using the cleanup level in the community.
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