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Friday, September 21, 2018
ATLANTA, GA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released the public comment version of its report, Blackwell Zinc Smelter Site, Blackwell, Kay County, Oklahoma. ATSDR will accept comments from the public until November 5, 2018.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
The health status of Ottawa County residents is similar to that of other Oklahoma residents concludes a final public health assessment released by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH).

Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The health status of Ottawa County residents is similar to other Oklahoma residents says a public health assessment released today by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH).

Wednesday, November 15, 2006
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) will host public availability sessions November 28 and 29 to discuss findings of the Public Health Assessment, Occurrence of Selected Health Conditions in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Residents near the Hudson Refinery site in Cushing, Okla., may be exposed to site-related contaminants, but at levels too low to pose health risks, says the federal Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The site previously posed a past public health hazard due to long-term exposures to hazardous chemicals on the site.

Monday, April 24, 2006
Exposure to site-related contaminants at the Hudson Refinery site in Cushing, Okla., does not exist at levels high enough to pose public health risks to nearby residents, says the federal Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry. The site posed a past public health hazard due to long-term exposures to hazardous chemicals on the site.

Monday, November 8, 2004
Average blood lead levels and the percentage of children with elevated blood lead levels - at or above 10 micrograms per deciliter - decreased among children aged 1-5 years who were living in the Tar Creek, Ottawa County, Okla., area and who were tested for lead during 1995-2003. However, people who live in Tar Creek, especially residents of Picher and Cardin, may still be exposed to lead from mine tailings, or chat, because they may live close to chat piles, mill and mine residues, and flotation ponds.

Monday, January 7, 2002
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has released the final version of its public health assessment for the Imperial Refining Company in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Wednesday, January 24, 2001
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, or A-T-S-D-R, will hold a Public Availability Session in Ardmore, Oklahoma, on Wednesday January 24, 2001. The purpose of the session is to provide residents of Ardmore with an opportunity to discuss their health concerns related to the Imperial Refining Company site with agency representatives.

Tuesday, July 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, will hold a public availability session for residents of Collinsville, Oklahoma, on Tuesday, July 27, 1999. The availability session will be an opportunity for citizens to discuss any health concerns they might have in regard to the Tulsa Fuel and Manufacturing site.
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