Monday, October 16, 2006
Although there have been past releases and exposures, substantial controversy remains over the actual doses individuals received and the potential health effects at those doses. Given the uncertainties and the limitations of available data, ATSDR cannot reach a definitive conclusion about the health effects from past exposures to radioactive substances.
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Monday, July 24, 2006
A study by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) shows that men living near the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington have a small increased risk for developing thyroid disease. Findings will be discussed during an ATSDR-sponsored public availability session on July 26.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2003
ATSDR launched the Hanford Birth Cohort Study, a study to determine the prevalence of autoimmune and cardiovascular disease among people who were born in and who lived in certain parts of Washington State, including the area surrounding the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Hanford, Wash.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2003
The New Hanford project to study cardiovascular and autoimmune disease prevalence. will begin the week of Feb. 23 and will focus on people who may have been exposed to radioactive releases from the Hanford site. ATSDR has randomly selected a sample of 2,000 people who were born in Adams, Benton, Franklin, Mason, San Juan and Whatcom counties between 1945 and 1951 and who lived in one of these six counties for at least 12 months.
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