ATSDR MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

ATSDR To Hear Community Health Concerns at Jan. 27 Meeting
About Perma-Fix Site in Dayton

Note to correspondents: A media session will be held from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 27 at Wright Dunbar Technology Academy (formerly Radcliff Middle School), 120 Knox Ave., Dayton, Ohio

News Release
For Immediate Release: Jan. 13, 2005

ATLANTA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005, to hear community members' health concerns that may be related to the Perma-Fix (aka Clark Oil) site in Dayton, Ohio.

The meeting will be 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Wright Dunbar Technology Academy (formerly Radcliff Middle School) at 120 Knox Ave., Dayton. ATSDR staff will explain the agency's planned work regarding the Perma-Fix site and public health.

In addition to the community meeting, ATSDR will also hold a public availability session from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The public availability session is an informal meeting where community members can talk confidentially one-on-one with ATSDR representatives about their site-related health concerns.

For more information, community members can contact Environmental Health Scientist Aimee Treffiletti or Health Communications Specialist Debra Joseph, toll-free, at 1-888-422-8737. Regional Representative Michelle Colledge also may be contacted at 312-886-1462. Callers should refer to the Perma-Fix site in Dayton, Ohio.

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 ATSDR Office of Communication at 770-488-0700.