Wednesday, August 15, 2018
ATLANTA, GA – The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency, recently released its report, Exposure Investigation - Biological Testing for Exposure to Lead in Iola, Kansas.
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Monday, July 24, 2017
ATLANTA – The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a federal public health agency and sister agency of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will conduct free blood lead testing on August 3 through August 6, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT at Iola High School, 300 E. Jackson Avenue in Iola, Kansas.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
ATLANTA—Because of weather predictions of snow and ice and the potential for hazardous road conditions, the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) have rescheduled the public availability session that was to be held today from 4 to 8 PM in the Oak Room of the Student Union Building at the Neosho Community College in Chanute. The session will now take place February 11, 2010, in meeting room 206 of the Student Union Building at the college, at the same time, 4-8 PM.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
In response to interest expressed by the community, the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) are hosting a public availability session in Chanute to better understand the community’s environmental health concerns.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Chromium detected in seven private wells serving businesses and one public water supply well in Great Bend, Kansas is not expected to cause harmful health effects, concludes a federal health assessment conducted by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Levels detected in monitoring wells near the Plating Inc. facility indicate that chromium exposures would be of health concern if people were to drill private drinking water wells in this area.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Chromium detected in seven private wells serving businesses in Great Bend, Kansas and one public water supply is not expected to cause harmful health effects.
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Monday, November 3, 2003
A public meeting and availability session concerning the Neodesha Refinery site in Neodesha, Kan., will be held on Nov. 13 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ATSDR representatives will be available to discuss the results of its public health consultation regarding the refinery site.
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Wednesday, January 22, 2003
A new fact sheet from ATSDR updates the Neodesha, Kansas community about its investigation into lead and other contaminants at the Former Amoco Refinery site.ATSDR is looking into potential exposure routes, such as air, soil and groundwater and has met with area residents to hear their health concerns. The results of ATSDR's evaluation will be provided in a written public health consultation.
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Thursday, January 2, 2003
The final public health assessment for the Tri-County Public Airport (TCPA), in Morris County, Kansas, concludes that persons living near TCPA were exposed to contaminated water from residential wells located off the site, via ingestion, inhalation and/or absorption.
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Wednesday, July 10, 2002
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 availability session on July 16, 2002. The session is to provide community members with an opportunity to discuss any health concerns that they believe may be related to the Former Amoco Neodesha Refinery site in Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas.
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Monday, March 18, 2002
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services, has released the final version of its public health assessment for the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, in De Soto, Kansas.
The public health assessment provides the results of ATSDR's assessment of available environmental data for the site to evaluate exposure pathways and to address community concerns about past, current, and potential future exposures to contaminants originating at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2002
ATSDR today released its draft public health consultation for the Chemical Commodities, Inc., site in Olathe, Kansas.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2001
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 extension of the public comment period for its draft public health assessment for the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, in De Soto, Kansas. ATSDR has released this public health assessment as a draft for public comment. The document provides the results of ATSDR's assessment of available environmental data for the site to evaluate exposure pathways and to address community concerns about past, current, and potential future exposures to contaminants originating at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant.
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Thursday, October 4, 2001
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 public health assessment for the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, in De Soto, Kansas.
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