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Community Resources

    Welcome to the community resources section. These are some resources that offer information for residents of the East Omaha Arsenic site.

    Selected Resources

  • NEW! March 2007 Health Consultation [PDF, 422 KB]
    ATSDR developed a report, called a public health consultation, which was used to help evaluate the possible public health impacts of arsenic at the East Omaha Arsenic Site. The consultation presents ATSDR’s findings and recommendations.
  • Meeting Announcement
    ATSDR will hold community meetings in Omaha to discuss its report. During the meetings, ATSDR representatives will meet one-on-one with community members to address their questions and concerns.
  • Arsenic in Soil Fact Sheet [English PDF, 1501KB]   [Spanish PDF, 180KB]
    A fact sheet with information about the health effects of arsenic exposure, particularly soil pica.
  • Ways to Protect Your Health [Bilingual PDF, 1,070KB]
    A pictorial fact sheet with tips on ways to protect your family’s health by keeping dirt from getting into your house and body.
  • Omaha Lead Site
    The ATSDR Web site for the Omaha Lead site.


  • ATSDR Resources

  • What You Can Expect from ATSDR? [PDF, 197KB]
    This fact sheet is a quick reference on what ATSDR can and cannot do for communities that may be exposed to hazardous substances, and additional information.
  • What is Exposure? [PDF, 118KB]
    Exposure means that you have come into contact with a chemical, and it has gotten into your body. This fact sheet answers questions about chemical exposure.
  • What is a health consultation? [PDF, 79KB]
    A Health Consultation provides advice on a specific public health issue related to real or possible human exposure to toxic material. This fact sheet provides more detail about the health consultation process.





Update October 19, 2005
Questions? - Call the ATSDR Information Center toll free at 1-800-232-4636, or e-mail.