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ATSDR MEDIA
ANNOUNCEMENT
ATSDR releases final version
of its Naval Station Norfolk public health assessment
For Immediate Release: October 1, 2002
The most significant conclusions
in the document are:
Also, ATSDR recommends that the Navy evaluate the need to collect additional indoor air samples if any future groundwater monitoring data indicate that substantial groundwater contamination is migrating beneath areas where people live, work or go to school,.
Finally, ATSDR concurs with a Chesapeake Bay Program recommendation for further study of contamination in Willoughby Bay.
The public health assessment can
be reviewed in the following repositories:
Community members seeking additional
information about the health assessment should contact Jeffrey Kellam, environmental
health scientist, or PerStephanie Thompson, community involvement specialist,
toll-free at 1-888-422-8737. Regional Representative Tom Stukas also may be
contacted in Philadelphia at 215-814-3142. Callers should mention the Naval
Station Norfolk site when calling.
This page
last updated on October 7, 2002
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
1-888-422-8737 or e-mail: atsdric@cdc.gov
(public
inquiries)
770-488-0700 or e-mail
(news media)
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