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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Representatives from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry will be in Providence this week to discuss the agencys work looking into health concerns at the Gorham Manufacturing facility site.

Thursday, November 3, 2005
Residents living within a 36-acre area of Tiverton, R.I., may have been exposed to arsenic, lead, mercury, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, says a final public health consultation released today by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The 2000 Census indicates that approximately 156 housing units and 400 residents are at the site.

Wednesday, June 15, 2005
A report released by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) says that residents living within a 36-acre area of Tiverton could have been exposed to soil contaminated with arsenic, lead, mercury, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the past and present.

Friday, January 16, 2004
A public health consultation on the Scituate Groundwater sites in Scituate and Johnston, R.I., has been issued by ATSDR. The agency categorizes the site as no apparent public health hazard and will discuss its findings at a meeting on Jan. 26, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Monday, February 24, 2003
Air emissions determined safe at Central Landfill, Johnston, R.I. ATSDR concludes that the levels of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) and hydrogen sulfide at Central Landfill in Johnston, R.I. do not present a health hazard to nearby residents. Read more about investigation results in ATSDR's public health consultation.

Thursday, February 28, 2002
ATSDR will hold a media availability session and a public meeting on March 4, and two public availability sessions on March 5, 2002, in Harrisville, Rhode Island, to discuss the agency's work related to water contaminated with Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) in the Pascoag Utility District in the latter half of 2001.

Wednesday, February 20, 2002
he 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 on March 4, and two public availability sessions on March 5, 2002, in Harrisville, Rhode Island, to discuss the agency's work related to water contaminated with Methyl <em>tert</em>-Butyl Ether (MTBE) in the Pascoag Utility District in the latter half of 2001.

Friday, July 20, 2001
ATSDR announced today the release of the final version of its public health assessment for the Naval Construction Battalion Center site in Davisville, Rhode Island.

Friday, June 23, 2000
ATSDR announced today the release of its health consultation for the Central Landfill site in Providence, Rhode Island.

Friday, July 9, 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 availability of the final version of its public health assessment for the Smithfield Chemical Industrial Dumpsite in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Friday, June 11, 1999
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), announces the release of the Health Consultation for Woonasquatucket River and Centredale Manor.
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