ATSDR MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

ATSDR to Host Information Session for Carpenter Lane Site

Note to Correspondents:
ATSDR representatives will host a media availability session from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on June 14 at Sam Barlow High School (cafeteria), 5105 SE 302nd St. in Gresham.

For Immediate Release: June 07, 2005

ATLANTA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will host an information session to discuss the findings of its recently released exposure investigation for the Carpenter Lane site, Gresham, Ore. on Tuesday, June 14.

The information session will give community members the opportunity to ask questions about the report. This meeting is open to the public and will be held on Tuesday, June 14 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Sam Barlow High School cafeteria, 5105 SE 302nd St., Gresham, Ore.

For more information, community members may contact Medical Officer Dr. Robert Johnson or Community Involvement Specialist Loretta Bush, toll-free, at
1-888-422-8737. ATSDR Senior Regional Representative Richard Kauffman also may be contacted at 206-553-2632.

ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, evaluates the human health effects of exposure to hazardous substances. Established by Congress in 1980 under the Superfund law, ATSDR conducts public health assessments at each of the sites on the EPA National Priorities List, as well as other sites when petitioned.

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Members of the news media can request an interview with ATSDR staff by calling the NCEH/ATSDR Office of Communication at 770-488-0700.