Thursday, March 10, 2022
ATLANTA, GA - Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released the final per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure assessment report that took place near the Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane County, Washington.
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Wednesday, August 28, 2019
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced today the initiation of an exposure assessment near Fairchild Air Force Base in Airway Heights, Spokane County, Washington. The purpose of the exposure assessment is to provide information to the community members about the levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their bodies and provide information about exposures in the broader community.
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Monday, June 7, 2010
People can minimize their potential exposure to contaminants from the Midnite Mine site by avoiding use of the site for traditional or subsistence activities, according to a report from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
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Friday, June 12, 2009
People who visit the Midnite Mine should limit their time there to reduce the chances of being exposed to contaminants, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). ATSDR is seeking public comments on its draft public health assessment. Comments on the report are being accepted through July 20, 2009.
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Monday, September 22, 2008
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has completed its public health assessment of the Camp Bonneville Military Reservation in Clark County, Washington. On the basis of its evaluation of the available environmental information, ATSDR has categorized exposures to contamination at Camp Bonneville as posing no apparent public health hazard. This means exposure to site-related chemicals might have occurred in the past, or may occur in the future, but not at levels likely to cause adverse health effects in humans.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
The Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry has extended the public comment period for the Midnite Mine public health assessment until July 31, 2007.
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is seeking public comments on their public health assessment on the Camp Bonneville Military Reservation in Clark County, Washington. On the basis of its evaluation of the available environmental information, ATSDR has categorized exposures to contamination at Camp Bonneville as no apparent public health hazard. This means that exposure to site-related chemicals might have occurred in the past, or may occur in the future, but not at levels likely to cause adverse health effects.
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Friday, March 14, 2008
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is seeking public comments on the public health assessment for the Jackson Park Housing Complex (JPHC). In the public health assessment, ATSDR found past exposures associated with fish and shellfish consumption and ingestion of potentially contaminated surface soil to be indeterminate. Scientists also found no current or future public health hazards associated with chemical contamination at JPHC.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson and CDC/ATSDR Director Dr. Julie Gerberding signed a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) today, signaling their intentions to develop collaborative strategies that assist communities coping with health problems that may be related to environmental hazards.
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Monday, October 16, 2006
Although there have been past releases and exposures, substantial controversy remains over the actual doses individuals received and the potential health effects at those doses. Given the uncertainties and the limitations of available data, ATSDR cannot reach a definitive conclusion about the health effects from past exposures to radioactive substances.
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Monday, July 24, 2006
A study by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) shows that men living near the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington have a small increased risk for developing thyroid disease. Findings will be discussed during an ATSDR-sponsored public availability session on July 26.
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Friday, September 2, 2005
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has categorized the outdoor air in the River Terrace area as an indeterminate public health hazard. ATSDR cites that critical scientific data are lacking to determine whether increased rates of health effects from outdoor air pollution exist in and around River Terrace.
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Friday, April 29, 2005
A report released by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) says that chemical contaminants from the Bremerton Naval Complex site in Bremerton, Wash., have been found in several Sinclair Inlet seafood species but are not at levels harmful to human health.
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Thursday, July 8, 2004
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 information sessions on July 13, 2004, about the River Terrace community site in Washington, D.C.
The sessions are from 4:00-6 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the River Terrace Elementary School, 420 E. 34th St. NE, Washington, D.C. The same information will be presented at both sessions.
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Tuesday, June 8, 2004
The final version of a public health assessment on the Rayonier, Inc., pulp-and-paper mill site in Port Angeles, Wash., has been issued by ATSDR. On the basis of insufficient data, the agency categorizes the site as “an indeterminate public health hazard.”
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Wednesday, January 28, 2004
The final version of a public health consultation on the Chillum Gasoline/Perchloroethylene site in Hyattsville, Md., has been issued by ATSDR. On the basis of lack of data, the agency categorizes the Chillum site as an indeterminate public health hazard.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2003
ATSDR launched the Hanford Birth Cohort Study, a study to determine the prevalence of autoimmune and cardiovascular disease among people who were born in and who lived in certain parts of Washington State, including the area surrounding the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Hanford, Wash.
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Wednesday, February 26, 2003
The New Hanford project to study cardiovascular and autoimmune disease prevalence. will begin the week of Feb. 23 and will focus on people who may have been exposed to radioactive releases from the Hanford site. ATSDR has randomly selected a sample of 2,000 people who were born in Adams, Benton, Franklin, Mason, San Juan and Whatcom counties between 1945 and 1951 and who lived in one of these six counties for at least 12 months.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2001
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has prepared a public health assessment (PHA) to evaluate whether past, current, or future exposure to site contamination could cause harm to persons living near or going on the site. Washington Navy Yard (WNY) is an active military facility located in southeastern Washington, D.C. Comments from the community and other interested parties are received during the public comment period, which is open for 30 days. Comments received during this time become part of the administrative record for the PHA. Instructions for individuals who want to make comments are provided in this document.
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Friday, September 28, 2001
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 draft results of its public health assessment for the Washington Navy Yard (WNY), in Washington, D.C.
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Friday, August 17, 2001
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 public comment version of its health assessment for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport (NUWC) in Keyport, Washington.
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Thursday, January 25, 2001
The Hanford Health Effects Subcommittee and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry-or A-T-S-D-R- will host a special meeting in Kennewick on Thursday evening, January 25. The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for community members to discuss concerns about exposure to radioactive or other hazardous material releases from Hanford and the impact on human health.
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Friday, January 19, 2001
The Hanford Health Effects Subcommittee and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry today announced that there will be a meeting of the Subcommittee on January 25 -26 in Kennewick, Washington. The meeting will take place on Thursday, January 25, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., and on Friday, January 26, from 8:30 until 3:00 p.m.
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