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Wednesday, January 18, 2017
ATLANTA, GA The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released its final report, a <em>Review and Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Metal Exposures from Air Emissions in Media Other than Air,</em> as part of the Midlothian Area Air Quality Petition Response. The public comment version was released on May 12, 2016.

Thursday, November 17, 2016
ATLANTA, GA The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) today released its final report, a Review and Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Metal Exposures in Air, as part of the Midlothian Area Air Quality Petition Response. The public comment version was released on August 26, 2015.

Thursday, June 23, 2016
ATLANTA, GA After reviewing health outcome data for birth defects, new cancer cases and death rates of people with cancer, blood lead results of children, and asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases, no differences were found for these conditions in Midlothian residents compared to other communities in Texas, said the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in a report released today.

Thursday, June 16, 2016
ATLANTA, GA There is insufficient data to draw any conclusions about the cause of the reported animal issues by residents living in the Midlothian area, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) health consultation report released today.

Thursday, May 12, 2016
ATLANTA, GA -- The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released a new report for public comment as part of the Midlothian Area Air Quality Petition Response. The federal agency invites the public to review the report and submit their comments until June 9, 2016.

Thursday, November 5, 2015
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, will visit the Midlothian community to discuss with residents the findings and conclusions of three new health consultations released for public comment on August 26, 2015.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has released three new health consultations as part of the Midlothian Area Air Quality Petition Response. The federal agency invites the public to review the reports and submit their comments before November 23, 2015.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015
ATLANTA- The air monitoring data available for the Midlothian area are suitable for public health evaluations for many pollutants of concern to the community, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced in a health consultation released today.

Monday, December 3, 2012
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry invites Midlothian residents to attend a public meeting on December 6, 2012 at the Midlothian Conference Center from 7:00-8:30 PM.

Friday, November 16, 2012
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is releasing for public comment a health consultation describing public health implications of exposures to hydrogen sulfide and National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) pollutants.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The public comment period for the recently released Midlothian Public Health Assessment has been extended to June 29, 2012.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) invites Midlothian residents to attend a public meeting on May 24, 2012 at the Midlothian Conference Center from 7:00-8:30 PM.

Thursday, May 10, 2012
The air monitoring data that are available for the Midlothian area will support public health evaluations for many of the pollutants of concern, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) concludes in the health consultation released today for public comment. This is the first of several health consultations that will evaluate environmental data.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Scientists from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will review their Public Health Response Plan at an open house followed by a community meeting on February 22 at the Midlothian Conference Center.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will conduct an informational meeting with Midlothian area residents about ATSDRs plan to look at environmental health concerns in the area.

Monday, July 6, 2009
Environmental health professionals will be interviewing residents of Midlothian, TX from July 13-18 to learn how people get their information, to gather community health concerns and to obtain input into the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) public health response plan. Community members will be able to provide input to professionals from ATSDR and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), as they revisit Midlothian environmental health issues.
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