Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Chemicals found in soil samples collected after Hurricane Katrina near the DuPont DeLisle Titanium Dioxide Plant in Pass Christian, Miss., pose no harmful health risks for nearby residents, says the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). However, as a precaution, ATSDR recommends further testing of crabs to determine if dioxin-like compounds can be found in the food chain of St. Louis Bay.
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Monday, November 8, 2004
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a joint meeting to discuss the findings of the recently released public health consultation for the DuPont DeLisle Titanium Dioxide Plant in Pass Christian, Miss.
ATSDR and EPA will hold the meeting on Nov. 17 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at DeLisle Elementary School, 6303 W. Wittman Road, Pass Christian. The health consultation states that past and current exposures to dioxin-like compounds do not pose harmful health effects for residents near the site. ASTDR recommends additional testing for dioxins in crabs and onsite soils.
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Past and current exposures to dioxin-like compounds do not pose harmful health effects for residents near the DuPont DeLisle Titanium Dioxide Plant in Pass Christian, Miss., says the public health consultation released for public review and comment by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The document is available for public comment through Dec. 30.
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Thursday, August 12, 2004
August 19, 2004, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold an open house about the public comment version of its public health assessment for the Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) site in Gulfport, Miss.
The open house will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Isaiah Fredericks Community Center, 3312 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Gulfport.
Members of the community are encouraged to attend the open house and will have the opportunity to ask questions about the public health assessment and to speak with staff from ATSDR and the Mississippi State Department of Health.
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Monday, August 2, 2004
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) today released the final version of its public health consultation on the Dupont DeLisle Plant Site, in Pass Christian, Miss., which classifies the site as “no public health hazard.”
ATSDR conducted the public health consultation in response to a community member’s petition in July, 2002. A public health consultation is a review of available information or collection of new data to respond to a specific health question or request for information about a potential environmental hazard.
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Monday, September 29, 2003
ATSDR representatives will meet one-on-one with community members concerned about possible health effects related to the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Miss. The public availability session will be held Oct. 7 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Isiah Fredericks Community Center, 3312 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Gulfport.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2003
ATSDR will host a presentation to discuss the public health consultation concerning groundwater sampling near the DuPont DeLisle facility in DeLisle, Miss. on June 5, 2003. Community members are encouraged to attend and share any comments or concerns with ATSDR.
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Monday, April 21, 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 released the public comment version of its public health consultation on groundwater sampling in the Dupont Delisle community in Delisle, Miss.
ATSDR will hold a public meeting on June 5 to hear the community's health concerns about the Dupont Delisle site, which is a titanium dioxide facility Delisle, Miss.
At the meeting ATSDR's representatives also will discuss the results of its analysis of data from collected water samples and of mineral levels from hair samples. The meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. at the Pass Christian City Hall, Council Room, 200 West Scenic Drive, Pass Christian, Miss.
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Saturday, July 27, 2002
ATSDR will host two public availability sessions on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 in Pass Christian, Miss. The sessions will give community members an opportunity to discuss health concerns they believe may be related to the DuPont Delisle Facility site
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Wednesday, July 21, 1999
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 availability of the final version of its public health assessment for the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant in Karnack, Texas.
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