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Wednesday, November 10, 2021
ATLANTA, GA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) need more participants in a study designed to better understand the extent of exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water near the Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (the Pease Study).

Friday, March 20, 2020
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released its final health consultation report, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Pease Tradeport Public Water System, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The public comment version was released on April 1, 2019.

Monday, October 7, 2019
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold a community information session to discuss the upcoming Pease Study. The study will evaluate the human health effects of exposure to the human-made chemicals per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water at the Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The meeting provides community members with the opportunity to ask questions and better understand the study, as well as find out if they are eligible to participate and sign up.

Thursday, August 30, 2018
ATSDR is evaluating the public health impact of drinking water contaminated with perfluorinated chemicals (sometimes called PFAS or PFCs) at the Pease site and nearby wells. ATSDR staff will give the community an update on the site work and on the status of an upcoming public health assessment. These meetings are a way for the community to better understand what ATSDR is doing.

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, will hold a Community Assistance Panel (CAP) meeting open to the public on May 30, 2017. The meeting is from 6-9 pm at 222 International Drive, Suite 175, Conference Room A, Portsmouth, NH 03801.

Monday, January 30, 2017
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, will hold a Community Assistance Panel (CAP) meeting open to the public on February 7th, 2017. The meeting is from 6-9 p.m. at the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, 222 International Drive, Suite 175, Portsmouth, NH.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, is seeking volunteers to serve as members of the Community Assistance Panel (CAP) for Pease.  ATSDR is evaluating the public health impact of drinking water contaminated with perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) at the Pease site and nearby wells. The CAP is a way for the community to participate directly in ATSDRs health activities related to exposures to the drinking water at the Pease International Tradeport site.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released the public comment version of a public health assessment for the Peck Iron and Metal Superfund site in Portsmouth, VA. The purpose of the assessment was to determine if exposure to chemicals from the site is a public health hazard for people who live and work in the area.

Monday, January 26, 2004
A public health assessment (PHA) on the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) site in Portsmouth, Va., has been issued by ATSDR for public review. In the PHA, ATSDR evaluates past, current and potential future exposures to contaminants originating from NNSY. The document is available for review at the Portsmouth Main Library.

Tuesday, September 9, 2003
In the agency's public health assessment issued for comment through Oct. 10, ATSDR finds the possible contaminants at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard Repository in Portsmouth, Va., to be no apparent health hazard or an indeterminate health hazard.

Friday, July 30, 1999
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NHDHHS) announced today the availability of a draft version of the public health assessment for the former Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. NHDHHS completed this draft public health assessment as part of its cooperative agreement with the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
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