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Thursday, May 18, 2006
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold two public availability sessions to discuss municipal water system quality and exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs) detected in the Pahokee and South Bay municipal water systems in Palm Beach County, Fla. The first session will be held Monday, May 22 from 6:30 until 8 p.m. at the Tanner Park Community Center, 105 E. Palm Beach Road in South Bay. The second session will be held Tuesday, May 23 from 6:30 until 8 p.m. at the Glades Academy, 1200 E. Main St. in Pahokee.

Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Lung and mesothelioma cancer rates for men and women living in neighborhoods near the Stauffer Chemical Co. site in Tarpon Springs, Fla., were similar or lower than state-wide rates, according to information released today by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).

Friday, December 9, 2005
At duplicate afternoon and evening public availability sessions Dec. 13, scientists from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will announce results of several environmental health investigations of area residents and former workers at the Stauffer Chemical Co. in Tarpon Springs, Fla.

Friday, July 15, 2005
A final report released by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) says that past practices at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla., resulted in the release of contaminants into the environment but not at locations or levels harmful to human health.

Tuesday, April 19, 2005
A report released by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) says that past practices at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville resulted in the release of contaminants into the environment but not at locations or levels harmful to human health.

Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Workers at the former Zonolite and W.R. Grace & Co. vermiculite exfoliation plant in Tampa, Fla., from the 1950s to 1991 were exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos, according to a public health consultation from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).

Friday, April 1, 2005
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) today released the final version of its public health assessment for the Stauffer Chemical Co. site in Tarpon Springs, Fla.

Tuesday, December 28, 2004
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) began offering medical evaluations in October to former workers of the Stauffer Chemical Co. in Tarpon Springs, Fla. Only five weeks remain in the testing period, and the federal public health agency encourages eligible workers to take advantage of this free evaluation, which will end on Jan. 31, 2005. The medical evaluation includes a physical exam, a lung function test, chest x-rays and an exit consultation with a doctor.

Monday, October 4, 2004
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will begin offering a medical evaluation Oct. 5, to former workers of the Stauffer Chemical Co. in Tarpon Springs, Fla. The medical evaluation will include a physical exam, a lung function test, chest x-rays and an exit consultation with a doctor. The federal public health agency is taking the action in response to community concerns about the health of former Stauffer workers.

Friday, May 14, 2004
ATSDR will hold four public availability meetings in Pahokee and South Bay, FL, to discuss the public health consultation about the Pahokee and South Bay municipal water supply. The meetings in Pahokee are May 18, 2004, from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Loula V. York Branch Library, 525 Bascom Point Road, Pahokee. The South Bay meetings are May 19, 2004, from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Clarence E. Anthony Branch Library, 375 S.W. 2nd Ave., South Bay.

Wednesday, April 7, 2004
A public health consultation on the Pahokee and South Bay Municipal Water Systems site in Palm Beach County, Fla., has been issued by ATSDR for public review and comment. The public comment period is from April 7 through May 21, 2004.

Tuesday, September 9, 2003
The final public health consultation released by ATSDR on the Speedway #8366 and Jack's Service Center gas stations in Palm City, Fla., classifies the site as an indeterminate public health hazard.

Wednesday, April 2, 2003
ATSDR releases for public comment its public health assessment of the Stauffer Chemical Co. site ATSDR will hold two public availability sessions about the report in Tarpon Springs on April 8. Public health assessment released for Stauffer Chemical site in Tarpon Springs, Fla.

Thursday, January 23, 2003
ATSDR's public comment version of its public health assessment for Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., concludes that burning of plant materials during prescribed burns or wildfires at the site could cause air contaminants that might result in short-term adverse health effects. Public comments will be accepted through Feb. 19, 2003.

Wednesday, January 16, 2002
ATSDR today released its draft public health consultation "Evaluating Dose Measurements of Gamma Radiation for Residents near the Stauffer Chemical Company Superfund Site and Vicinity Properties Tarpon Springs and Holiday, Florida."

Monday, August 20, 2001
ATSDR is currently reviewing public comments received in response to its Draft Public Health Response Plan for the Stauffer Chemical Company site in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Monday, July 9, 2001
ATSDR announced today the availability of the public comment version of its health assessment for the Naval Air Station-Cecil Field, in Jacksonville, Florida.

Friday, January 12, 2001
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today announced that the agency's ombudsman has released his report regarding agency activities related to the Stauffer Chemical site in Tarpon Springs, Florida.

Wednesday, December 20, 2000
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today announced that the agency's ombudsman will release his report regarding agency activities related to the Stauffer Chemical site in Tarpon Springs, Florida, on Thursday, January 11, 2001.

Tuesday, August 1, 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 final version of its public health assessment for Tyndall Air Force Base (TAFB), near Panama City, Florida.

Wednesday, August 18, 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 release of the final version of its public health assessment of several properties in the vicinity of the Stauffer Chemical Superfund Site.
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