Letters To Administration :: January 28, 2008

Miller/Lampson Letter to the Director of the National Center for Environmental Health Regarding ATSDR Testing of Hurricane Katrina/Rita FEMA Trailers

January 28, 2008

Dr. Howard Frumkin
Director, National Center for Environmental Health/
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
1825 Century Blvd. 

Atlanta, Georgia 30345

Dear Dr. Frumkin:

The stated mission of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) “is to serve the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances.” One of its tasks is to provide “health consultations” to federal and state agencies on the potential health effects of human exposure to toxic and hazardous substances, such as formaldehyde.

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