Tuesday, June 14, 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 conducted in and around the Security-Widefield area in El Paso County, Colorado, near Peterson Air Force Base.
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Wednesday, July 22, 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 the Security-Widefield area, El Paso County, Colorado (CO) near the Peterson 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.
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Thursday, September 10, 2015
ATLANTA, GA – The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) reported today it found high levels of lead in the blood of some children who live close to the former Colorado Smelter in Pueblo, CO.
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Monday, September 20, 2010
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold two meetings on Thursday, Sept. 23, to discuss findings from its Lincoln Park Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site health assessment.
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Thursday, September 9, 2010
Drinking contaminated private well water over many years may have put some Lincoln Park people at risk for health effects, said the report of a federal public health agency that looked at health concerns near the Lincoln Park Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site. Breathing air around the site was not found to be a health hazard.
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Friday, July 7, 2006
Contaminants in surface water resulting from the Standard Mine NPL (EPA National Priority List) Site in Gunnison National Forest have no adverse public health effects on nearby Crested Butte’s municipal water supply, says a report released today by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). However, in the unlikely event that the tailings impoundment dam at the mine failed and contaminated water entered the municipal supply, contaminants could adversely affect public health.
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Friday, September 9, 2005
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will host an open house meeting to gather community health concerns related to the Lincoln Park - Cotter Corporation site in Canon City, Colorado.
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Thursday, September 8, 2005
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released its public comment version of the public health consultations about lead exposure in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Canon City, Colo. Because sufficient data is not available, the agency needs to conduct follow-up testing to determine if lead exposures in neighborhood children pose a health hazard and if the levels of lead-contaminated house dust pose health hazards.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Past and current exposures to site-related contaminants do not pose harmful health effects for residents near the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology site in Golden, Colo., says the public health assessment released for public comment by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The document will be available for public review through Oct. 20.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2002
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 its draft public health assessment for the Vasquez Boulevard and I-70 (VBI70) site.
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Thursday, December 7, 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 release of its exposure investigation report for the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company site in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
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Tuesday, November 28, 2000
ATSDR today announced that the public comment period is being extended for the draft report for its Evaluation of Priority Health Conditions in a Community with Historical Contamination by Trichloroethylene (TCE) study. The area studied includes the communities around Commerce City, Colorado.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2000
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today announced the availability of its draft report for its Evaluation of Priority Health Conditions in a Community with Historical Contamination by Trichloroethylene (TCE).
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Thursday, October 12, 2000
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 public meeting to begin work on a community health education program for communities bordering the Pueblo Chemical Depot Site near Pueblo, Colorado. The meeting will take place at the old Boone Elementary School in Boone, Colorado, beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2000.
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Friday, June 23, 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 the public comment version of its public health assessment for the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine site in Victor, Colorado.
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