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Friday, April 16, 2004
The final version of the public health assessments on the Carpenter-Snow Creek and Barker-Hughesville Mining District sites in Cascade and Judith Basin counties in Montana has been issued by ATSDR. In the public health assessment, ATSDR notes the possibility of adverse health effects of exposure, particularly in children, to lead in the soil at Neihart.

Tuesday, October 21, 2003
The public comment period for the public health assessment for the Carpenter-Snow Creek Mining District site in Neihart, Mont., has been extended to Nov. 7. ATSDR has classified the site as a public health hazard.

Sunday, June 2, 2002
Federal health researchers will hold two meetings in Neihart on June 19 to provide information about their agency's research into possible health hazards associated with some 67 abandoned mines in the Monarch-Neihart area. The two sites were added to the National Priorities (Super Fund) List in September 2001. They comprise what ATSDR collectively refers to as the Barker-Hughesville and Carpenter Snow Creek Sites.
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