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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
ATLANTA, GA Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released the report for the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure assessment (EA) conducted in Moose Creek, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, near Eielson Air Force Base.

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced today the initiation of an exposure assessment in Moose Creek, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough (AK) near Eielson Air Force Base. The purpose of the exposure assessment is to provide information to the community members about the levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their bodies and provide information about exposures in the broader community.

Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Communities surrounding the Eielson Air Force Base (EAFB) outside Fairbanks, Alaska, have been exposed to no contaminants from base materials released into the environment at levels considered harmful to human health, says the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). In a newly released report, the agency addresses the concerns of on-base anglers potential exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in fish captured from the Garrison Slough, and to fuel-related and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the groundwater.

Monday, October 27, 2003
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today is issuing the final public health assessment on the Fort Wainwright site in Fairbanks, Alaska. The purpose of this public health assessment is to evaluate potential sources of contamination associated with Fort Wainwright and to identify potential exposure pathways in the surrounding communities. The most common contaminants at the base are volatile organic compounds (VOCs), pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and petroleum, oils and lubricants.

Wednesday, August 13, 2003
The public has from Aug. 13 through Sept. 12 to comment on a public health assessment of the Fort Wainwright site in Fairbanks, Alaska. ATSDR finds the contaminant substances from post operations present no past, current or apparent future public health hazard.
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