Tuesday, October 13, 2015
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released today its public health assessment evaluating past, present and future potential health impact from chemicals in the groundwater plume emanating from the Garvey Elevator Superfund Site in Hastings, NE. ATSDR welcomes comments on this public comment release until November 20, 2015.
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Friday, April 4, 2008
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is seeking public comments on the public health assessment of the Parkview Well Groundwater Contamination Site. The public health assessment found that there is no apparent health hazard from the groundwater for businesses and residence users receiving water from a municipal water supply or using a proper filtration system.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released a final report about elevated levels of arsenic in East Omaha, Neb. The public health consultation found elevated levels of arsenic in more than 700 properties in East Omaha.
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Monday, September 18, 2006
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will host a public meeting on September 27, 2006 in Hastings, Nebraska, to gather community health concerns related to the Garvey Grain Elevator and West Highway 6 and 281 sites.
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Monday, November 7, 2005
Elevated levels of arsenic were found at more than 700 properties in East Omaha, Neb., says a report by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). High levels of arsenic might pose a health concern for some children and adults.
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Wednesday, July 13, 2005
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will release its Cancer Data Review tomorrow at the Omaha Lead Site Community Advisory Group (OLS CAG) meeting. The review found that, in some cases, the rates of new cancer cases in the Omaha Lead Site differ from new cancer rates in Douglas County and Nebraska.
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Monday, May 9, 2005
Ongoing exposure to lead in children 6 years of age and younger living in or near the Omaha Lead site in Douglas County, Neb., is a public health hazard, says the public health assessment released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
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Friday, October 29, 2004
Employees at Western Minerals Products site in Omaha, Neb., from the 1940s to 1989 were exposed to asbestos at levels that exceeded workplace health standards, says a public health consultation released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Those who lived with former workers also were potentially exposed to asbestos.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
A public availability session will be held in Omaha, Neb., to discuss the public health assessment (PHA) on the Omaha Lead Refinery site in Omaha, Neb. ATSDR recently issued the PHA for public review and comment. The agency finds the exposure to lead by children under 6 who live in or near the site puts them at risk of lead-related health effects
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Monday, June 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, today is issuing for public review and comment a public health assessment for the Omaha Lead site, Omaha, Neb. The site is on the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) and ATSDR is required by Congress to conduct public health assessments on all sites proposed to the NPL. The public health assessment was completed to evaluate whether past, current, or future exposures at the Omaha Lead Site are causing harm to persons living in or near the site.
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Monday, July 17, 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 two public availability sessions (open house format) at the Marina Inn, Fourth and B Streets, South Sioux City, Nebraska. The sessions will take place on Wednesday, July 26, 2000 from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
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Monday, July 17, 2000
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry-or A-T-S-D-R--will be in town on Wednesday, July 26th, to discuss the agency's health investigation.
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Wednesday, June 7, 2000
ATSDR today announced that it has completed neurobehavioral testing for its health study for residents of Dakota City and South Sioux City, Nebraska. The testing, which began on May 5, was completed on May 27.
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Thursday, March 23, 2000
ATSDR today announced that it has completed phase one of its Neurobehavioral Health Study for Dakota City and South Sioux City.
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Friday, February 25, 2000
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today that it will begin a door to door listing of all residents of certain neighborhoods in Dakota City and South Sioux City, Nebraska, on March 1, 2000.
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Wednesday, December 8, 1999
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be conducting a health investigation of residents in Dakota City and South Sioux City, Nebraska.
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Friday, February 19, 1999
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 beginning of its air monitoring program for South Sioux City and Dakota City, Nebraska.
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