Thursday, April 10, 2008
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is seeking public comments on the health consultation on Chillum Perchloroethylene Site (Chillum Perc Site). The health consultation found that exposures to volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations in indoor and outdoor air at the site pose no apparent public health hazard.
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released a recent report confirming the agency's previous conclusion regarding the River Terrace Community, in Washington DC.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson and CDC/ATSDR Director Dr. Julie Gerberding signed a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) today, signaling their intentions to develop collaborative strategies that assist communities coping with health problems that may be related to environmental hazards.
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Friday, September 2, 2005
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has categorized the outdoor air in the River Terrace area as an indeterminate public health hazard. ATSDR cites that critical scientific data are lacking to determine whether increased rates of health effects from outdoor air pollution exist in and around River Terrace.
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Thursday, July 8, 2004
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 two public information sessions on July 13, 2004, about the River Terrace community site in Washington, D.C.
The sessions are from 4:00-6 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the River Terrace Elementary School, 420 E. 34th St. NE, Washington, D.C. The same information will be presented at both sessions.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2004
The final version of a public health consultation on the Chillum Gasoline/Perchloroethylene site in Hyattsville, Md., has been issued by ATSDR. On the basis of lack of data, the agency categorizes the Chillum site as an indeterminate public health hazard.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2002
<p>The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) conducted an Exposure Investigation (EI) in March 2002, in cooperation with the Washington, D.C. Department of Health.</p>
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Monday, March 11, 2002
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today the release of the final version of its public health assessment for the Washington Navy Yard (WNY), in Washington, D.C.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2001
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has prepared a public health assessment (PHA) to evaluate whether past, current, or future exposure to site contamination could cause harm to persons living near or going on the site. Washington Navy Yard (WNY) is an active military facility located in southeastern Washington, D.C. Comments from the community and other interested parties are received during the public comment period, which is open for 30 days. Comments received during this time become part of the administrative record for the PHA. Instructions for individuals who want to make comments are provided in this document.
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Friday, September 28, 2001
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today the release of the draft results of its public health assessment for the Washington Navy Yard (WNY), in Washington, D.C.
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