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For Immediate Release: June 4, 2007
ATLANTA – People living near the Blue Ridge Plating site in Arden, NC, are not at risk for health effects because they do not come in contact with site-related chemicals, says a report released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The report recommends, however, that individuals stay off the property to eliminate any chance of exposure.
The report, called a public health assessment, includes ATSDR findings as well as recommendations to prevent exposure to chemicals at the site. This final version includes comments received from the public and ATSDR’s responses to these comments.
The Blue Ridge Plating site is an active electroplating and metal finishing facility. Activities at the site involve the use of zinc, cadmium, chromium, tin, copper, cyanide and black oxide.
ATSDR used available data to determine if exposures to contaminants in surface soil, dry sediment and surface water could cause a health hazard. Specific findings include:
The report can be viewed at:
Buncombe/Skyland Library
260 Overlook Road
Asheville, NC
Members of the community who have questions about this health consultation may contact Environmental Health Scientist Annmarie DePasquale at 404-498-0454 or adepasquale@cdc.gov; or Health Communication Specialist Januett Smith-George at 404-498-1755 or JSmithGeorge@cdc.gov.
ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, evaluates the human health effects of exposure to hazardous substances.
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Members of the news media can request an interview by calling the NCEH/ATSDR Office of Communication at 770-488-0700.
Updated
June 6, 2007
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail (news media)
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