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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

 
Bunker Hill Workshop on Early Detection of Nephropathy

    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry announces the 
following meeting:

NAME: Bunker Hill Workshop on Early Detection of Nephropathy.

TIMES AND DATES: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 25, 1999, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 26, 
1999.

PLACE: Sheraton Buckhead Hotel, 3405 Lenox Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 
30326, telephone 404/848-7308.

STATUS: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The 
meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people.

PURPOSE: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 
is developing a Medical Monitoring for Disorders of the Kidney 
Associated with the Bunker Hill Site. In order to assure that the 
program is based on the latest scientific findings in this field, the 
Agency is convening a workshop of experts to provide guidance and 
input.

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: As a result of contamination by the Bunker 
Hill Mining site in Kellog, Idaho, the workers and surrounding 
population were exposed to nephrotoxic heavy metals, primarily lead and 
cadmium. This workshop will bring together international experts to 
provide ATSDR information and individual input on the latest scientific 
findings in this field and how they may be applied to the medical 
monitoring program at the Bunker Hill location. Of special interest to 
ATSDR is the availability of biomarkers to screen for early signs of 
reversible nephropathy before progressive renal dysfunction occurs.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Erik Auf der Heide, M.D., MPH., 
Division of Health Education and Promotion, Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, M/S E-33, Atlanta, Georgia 
30333, telephone 404/639-6252, e-mail: eaa9@cdc.gov.

    Dated: May 3, 1999.
Georgi Jones,
Director, Office of Policy and External Affairs, Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry.
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