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ATSDR MEDIA
ANNOUNCEMENT For Immediate Release: October 9, 2002
ATSDR
releases the public comment version of its
public health assessment for the Molycorp site
near Questa, New Mexico
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed that the site be placed on the National Priorities List. The site is located near the village of Questa, Taos County, New Mexico.
ATSDR reviewed available information about groundwater and drinking water, soil, surface water and sediment, and air quality to determine possible exposure pathways. After reviewing available environmental data, ATSDR has classified the site as posing no apparent public health hazard associated with current or future exposures to mining-related contaminants. ATSDR considers past exposures at the Molycorp site an indeterminate public health hazard due to the limited nature of historical groundwater and air monitoring.
Members of the community who believe they are experiencing adverse health effects related to substances from the Molycorp site are asked to share their health concerns with ATSDR. Please call Lovyst Luker, environmental health scientist, or Shan Ching Tsai, toxicologist, toll free, at 1-888-422-8737, or call Patrick Young, ATSDR region VI representative, in Dallas at 214-665-8562. Please refer to the "Molycorp site" when calling.
ATSDR will be conducting a public meeting in the future date to allow community members to talk one-on-one with ATSDR staff about their health concerns. The agency will evaluate the health concerns provided by community members to determine if any adverse health effects are the result of exposure to substances from the Molycorp site.
The draft public health assessment is available for review and comment at the following repositories:
The public comment period runs through November 13, 2002.
Comments received during the public
comment period will be logged and become part of the administrative record for
the health consultation. Comments (without indication of who made them) and
ATSDR's responses will be included in an appendix to the final document. Although
names of those who have submitted comments will not be included in the document,
names will be subject to release under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please send written comments to:
Community members seeking more information may contact Environmental Health Scientist Lovyst Luker toll free at 1-888-422-8737. Regional Representative Patrick Young also may be contacted in Dallas at 214-665-8562. Callers should refer to the "Molycorp site" when calling.
This page
updated October 16, 2002
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail
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