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Wednesday, January 12, 2005
The Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard site in Baltimore does not pose a public health hazard, says a public health assessment released today by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The federal public health agency reported that exposure to contamination in on-site surface soil, surface water and sediment is not at levels that might cause adverse health effects.

Friday, August 6, 2004
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) today released a public health assessment for public review and comment on the Curtis Bay Coast Guard Yard site in Baltimore. ATSDR found that contamination in on-site surface soil, surface water and sediment poses "no apparent public health hazard." Contamination in fish and crabs poses no apparent public health hazard if the fish and crab are consumed in portions no greater than recommended by the fish advisories issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) for the entire Patapsco River basin, which includes the site.

Thursday, June 3, 1999
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will hold a public availability session to discuss the Agency's public health assessment of the 68<sup>th</sup> Street Dump and Industrial Enterprises Site and to hear about community health concerns related to the site.
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