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Note to Correspondents: October 12, 2001
ATSDR
Web News
ATSDR RELEASES PUBLIC HEALTH
ASSESSMENT FOR
JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
What:
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public
health agency of U.S. Department Health and Human Services, today announced the
availability of the final version of its public health assessment for the Joliet Army
Ammunition Plant in Joliet, Illinois. ATSDR previously released this public health
assessment as a draft for public comment. The final version addresses any comments
which were received during the public comment period, and includes changes where
appropriate.
The Joliet Army Ammunition Plant site is a former munitions production plant used to manufacture explosives during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The site was proposed for listing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List because of contamination detected at the site. ATSDR prepared this public health assessment to evaluate potential health effects associated with exposure to contaminants in groundwater, surface water, soil, and crops and animals at the site. Based on a review of the available information, ATSDR found that the site poses no apparent public health hazard.
When:
The draft public health assessment will be available for public review on or about October 12, 2001
Where:
Joliet Army Ammunition Plant | Wilmington Public Library District |
29401 Route 53 | 201 South Kankakee |
Wilmington, IL 60481 | Wilmington, IL 60481 |
Background:
ATSDR is a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. ATSDR's mission is to prevent exposure and adverse human health
effects and diminished quality of life associated with exposure to hazardous substances
from waste sites, unplanned releases, and other sources of pollution present in the
environment.
Public health assessments report information about hazardous substances in the
environment and evaluate whether exposure to those substances in the past, present
or future could harm people in the area. They identify health studies or other activities
that might be needed and make recommendations to other government agencies, such
as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state and local health and
environmental departments, concerning actions to protect public health.
Comments received during the public comment period have been logged and are
now part of the administrative record for the health assessment. Comments (without
indication of who made them) and responses have been included in an appendix
to the final health assessment.
For More Information:
Community members seeking information on the procedures health
assessment should contact Gary Campbell, toll free, at 1-888-42-ATSDR (1-888-422-8737).
Callers should refer to the "Joliet Army Ammunition Plant site
in Joliet, Illinois." ATSDR Regional Representative Clayton Koher also may be
called for information at (312) 353-6086 in Chicago.
Members of the news media are requested to make an appointment to interview
ATSDR staff. Phone Mike Groutt or John Florence, in the ATSDR Office of Policy
and External Affairs, at 770-488-0700.
See
the ATSDR News Archive for previous news items.
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