Friday, February 19, 2010
Neighbors of the Rumpke-Medora Landfill are not in danger from chemical groundwater contamination from the landfill, concluded a federal report.
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Monday, February 5, 2007
Metals in soil and water on most local properties that were sampled pose no apparent public health hazard concludes the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in their Exposure Investigation (EI) released today. However, the agency found that certain locations sampled pose an indeterminate public health hazard. ATSDR recommends further evaluation of these locations to identify unknown materials and to determine the specific compounds of copper, nickel, sodium and calcium.
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Friday, June 3, 2005
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will
hold a community meeting and public availability session on Thursday, June
16, 2005, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Medora Junior/Senior High School
gym, 82 South George Street, to hear community members’ health concerns that
may be related to the Rumpke Landfill site in Medora, IN.
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Friday, October 1, 2004
Exposure to site-related contaminants at the Amoco Oil Co. site in Sugar Creek, Mo., does not exist at levels high enough to pose public health risks to nearby residents, says the public health consultation released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
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Wednesday, July 7, 2004
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has issued the final version of its public health consultation, Review of Air-Quality Data from January 2000 Sampling Event for the Amoco Oil Co. site, Sugar Creek, Mo.
The health consultation findings indicate that at the eight Amoco-owned homes for which air quality sampling had been done in 2000 no apparent health hazard existed.
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Thursday, June 10, 2004
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 version of its public health assessment for the Amoco-Sugar Creek (aka Amoco Oil Company) site in Sugar Creek, Mo.
One of a series of public health documents, this public health assessment specifically looks at whether residents of the Norledge area, adjacent to the southern boundary of the site, are chronically exposed to benzene and other contaminants in indoor air at levels of potential health concern. And, this public health assessment includes the agency's responses to comments received on the public comment version of the document.
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Monday, January 12, 2004
A multiple sclerosis (MS) prevalence study ATSDR conducted in Sugar Creek and Independence, Mo., has found no statistically significant increase in the number of residents with MS in Sugar Creek compared to Independence. ATSDR will conduct follow-up studies to better understand risk factors associated with MS.
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Friday, November 15, 2002
Pascagoula, Mississippi community members and ATSDR representatives will meet tonight to discuss the draft study of long-term health effects of methyl parathion exposure in children.
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Friday, October 4, 2002
Some children in Mississippi exhibit problems with short-term memory, motor skills, and behavior after being exposed to the pesticide methyl parathion. ATSDR's draft health study is available for public comment through November 1.
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Saturday, August 11, 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 final version of its public health assessment for the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) in Independence, Missouri.
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Friday, October 20, 2000
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of U.S. Department Health and Human Services, today announced the availability of its draft public health assessment for the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, in Independence, Missouri.
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Tuesday, September 5, 2000
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 that its health consultation evaluating data regarding surface water and sediment contaminants in Sugar Creek's Norledge neighborhood will be available for public review and comment beginning Sept. 10, 2000.
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Monday, April 10, 2000
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 an addendum to the agency's Public Health Assessment for the Amoco Oil Company site in Sugar Creek, Missouri.
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Wednesday, June 2, 1999
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry- also known as A-T-S-D-R - will hold a Community Meeting on June 2nd for residents who are interested in A-T-S-D-R's work at the former Amoco Refinery site in Sugar Creek, Missouri.
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Friday, May 28, 1999
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will host a media availability session on June 2 in Sugar Creek, Missouri, to answer questions about agency work at the former Amoco Refinery site. The session will take place from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m . at Lanard Hall, 106 South Sterling in Sugar Creek.
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Thursday, May 27, 1999
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 a community meeting and public availability session for residents of Sugar Creek, Missouri, to discuss ATSDR's public health investigation at the former Amoco Refinery site.
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Friday, May 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, will host a media availability session on June 4 in Pascagoula, Mississippi to answer questions about the agency's follow-up study of children exposed to methyl parathion. The session will take place from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the Gazebo/Old Home Health Building, at 4006 Main Street in Moss Point.
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Thursday, May 20, 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 draft Public Health Assessment for the Amoco Oil Company site in Sugar Creek, Missouri.
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