ATSDR 2006 Media Announcements
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2006 Media Announcements
- December 20, Free Medical Screening Offered to Workers and Their Families Exposed to Asbestos at Zonolite/W.R. Grace site in Santa Ana, California
- December 4, ATSDR Releases Report about Exposure to PCBs
at Oak Ridge Reservation, TN
- November 21, Residents to Receive Kerr McGee (Tronox) Update During Joint Federal Agency Meeting, November 28th in Columbus, MS
- November 21, Health of Ottawa County Residents Similar to Other Oklahoma Residents Says Report
- November 15, Tar Creek Superfund Site - Federal and State Health Agencies to Discuss Health Findings with Community November 28 and 29
- November 13, ATSDR Presents Beryllium Sensitization Test Results at Nov. 15 Public Meeting in Elmore, Ohio
- October 25, ATSDR Assessment Finds No Unusual Patterns of Cancers, Oak Ridge, TN
- October 16, ATSDR Releases Public Health Assessment of Hanford Nuclear Reservation, WA
- October 10, ATSDR to Host Public Availability Session October 16, 2006 to Update Anniston Residents on Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Exposure
- September 28, ATSDR Evaluates Potential Exposures to Environmental Contaminants at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
- September 28, Former Workers at Two Arizona Vermiculite Processing Plants Were Exposed to Asbestos Sites in Phoenix and Glendale Evaluated
- September 18, ATSDR to Host Community Meeting for Garvey Grain Elevator, West Highway 6 and 281 Sites, NE
- September 7, ATSDR Finds No Current, Future Exposure to Radioactive Iodine at Oak Ridge Reservation, TN
- August 28, Free Medical Screening Offered to Workers and Their Families Exposed to Asbestos at former Zonolite/W.R. Grace site in Hamilton, New Jersey
- August 24, ATSDR Releases Report about Air Pollutants in Rubbertown industrial area, KY
- August 17, ATSDR to Discuss Nuclear Fuel Services Site Findings At Public Meetings Aug. 30 and 31
- August 3, ATSDR Report Finds No Exposure to Contaminated Groundwater from the Oak Ridge Reservation, TN
- July 24, ATSDR Study Finds Hypothyroidism More Prevalent in Men Living Near Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Washington
- July 18, ATSDR to Host Public Availability Session July 26 About Findings at IBM Endicott Site, Endicott, N.Y.
- July 11, ATSDR finds Hudson Refinery site no longer a health hazard, Cushing, Oklahoma
- July 7, ATSDR reports on Standard Mine’s impact on drinking water, Colorado
- June 29, ATSDR Evaluates Past, Current, Future Exposures to Environmental Contaminants at Naval Weapons Station Earle, NJ
- June 27, Potential Exposure to Eielson Air Force Base-Related Contaminants Poses No Apparent Public Health Hazard, Alaska
- May 22, ATSDR Releases Allegany Ballistics Laboratory Health Report, West Virginia
- May 18, Community Meeting to Discuss South Bay, Pahokee Public Water Systems, Florida
- May 18, Soil Near Sigmon’s Septic Tank Site Not a Public Health Hazard, Statesville, NC
- May 15, Workers at the Former National Gypsum Company Were Exposed to Low Levels of Asbestos in 1970s, Long Beach, CA
- May 2, Local Dioxin Levels Match National Average, Calcasieu Parish and Mossville, Lousiana
- April 26, ATSDR Releases Post-Hurricane Katrina Findings for DuPont DeLisle Plant, Pass Christian, MS
- April 24, ATSDR Finds Hudson Refinery Site No Longer a Health Hazard, Cushing, OK
- April 13, Community Meeting Scheduled for Oil Field Site, Bridgeport, IL
- April 5, ATSDR to Host Community Meeting for Albany Research Center Site, Oregon
- March 27, ATSDR to Offer Blood Tests for Beryllium Sensitization in Elmore, Ohio
- March 22, ATSDR To Present Cancer Assessment in Salisbury, N.C.
- March 17, Public Comment Period for Anaconda Mine Health Consultation Extended
- March 17, Community Input Needed for Government Nuclear Fuel Services Study, TN
- March 16, ATSDR Study Finds Dioxin Levels Among Lafayette Parish Residents Similar to National Levels
- March 15, ATSDR Study Finds Dioxin Levels in Calcasieu Parish Residents Similar to National Levels
- March 13, ATSDR Will Present Dioxin Study Results at Lafayette Public Meeting, LA
- March 10, ATSDR Will Present Dioxin Study Results at Lake Charles Public Meeting, LA
- March 6, ATSDR Seeks Answers to Ellwood City Play Area, PA
- March 1, ATSDR Releases Assessment of Cancer Incidence for Oak Ridge, TN
- February 24, ATSDR To Host Meetings about Assessment of Cancer Incidence for Oak Ridge, TN
- February 17, ATSDR Hosting Public Availability Session for Yerington Anaconda Mine Site
- February 10, ATSDR considers Ram Leather Care in Charlotte, N.C., a past public health hazard
- February 10, ATSDR to Host Public Meetings for Nuclear Fuel Services Site
- February 7, Final Report on Oak Ridge High School Asbestos Exposures
- February 3, Report Finds TSCA Incinerator Poses No Public Health Hazard
- February 2, Easy Access to Anaconda Mine Site Makes It a Public Health Hazard
- January 25, Report Finds Health Risks for Children, Adolescents at Picayune Wood Treating Site