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For Immediate Release: May 22, 2006
ATLANTA - A report released by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) says that some past practices at Navy-owned property at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL), in Mineral County, West Virginia, have released contaminants into the environment. The agency’s conclusions are provided below.
ABL is a 1,577-acre facility that operates along the North Branch Potomac River. The nearest residents live less than a mile away in Allegany County, Maryland. ATSDR looked at five different ways that local residents might have been exposed to environmental contamination at ABL in the past, present, or future:
The ATSDR report is available for viewing at:
La Vale Public Library 815 National Highway La Vale, Md. |
Fort Ashby Public Library Box 74, Lincoln Street Fort Ashby, W. Va. |
The public can also request a copy of the report from ATSDR. The public comment period runs through June 16. Comments on the public health assessment must be made in writing. Mail comments to:
Chief, Program Evaluation, Records and Information Services Branch
ATSDR
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Mailstop E-32
Atlanta, Ga. 30333
Comments received during the public comment period will be logged in to ATSDR’s administrative record for the health assessment. Comments received, without the names of individuals who submitted them, and ATSDR’s responses to the comments will appear in an appendix to the final public health assessment. Names of those who submit comments, however, will be subject to release via requests made under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act.
For more information, community members can contact Environmental Health Scientist Charles Grosse toll-free at 1-888-422-8737. Regional Representative Karl Markewicz also may be contacted at 215-814-3149. Callers should say they are calling about the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory.
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 with ATSDR staff by calling the ATSDR Office of Communication at 770-488-0700.
Updated May 22, 2006
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail (news media)
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