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ATSDR MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
ATSDR Releases Final Public Health Assessment for Fort Wainwright site
in Fairbanks, AlaskaFinding Is No Past, Current or Apparent Future Public Health Hazard
For Immediate Release: Oct. 27, 2003
ATLANTA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today is issuing the final public health assessment on the Fort Wainwright site in Fairbanks, Alaska.
The purpose of this public health assessment is to evaluate potential sources of contamination associated with Fort Wainwright and to identify potential exposure pathways in the surrounding communities. The most common contaminants at the base are volatile organic compounds (VOCs), pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and petroleum, oils and lubricants.
ATSDR's review of available information indicates that people residing near Fort Wainwright have not been, and are not currently being, exposed to site-related contaminants at levels that could result in adverse health effects.
After evaluating available environmental information, ATSDR has drawn the following conclusions:
The public health assessment may
be reviewed at the following repositories:
EPA Region 10
Superfund Records Center
1200 6th Ave. ECL-076
Seattle, Wash.
Noel Wien Library (Selected Documents)
1215 Cowles St.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Fort Wainwright Directorate of Public Works (Administrative Records)
Building 3023
Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Community members seeking more information
on the public health assessment may contact Environmental Health Scientist Sue
Neurath or Health Communications Specialist Youlanda Outin, toll free, at 1-888-422-8737.
When calling, please refer to the Fort Wainwright site in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Members of the news media may request an interview with ATSDR staff by calling Elaine McEachern or Jennifer Sarginson in the ATSDR Office of Policy and External Affairs at 770-488-0700.
Updated by
R. Searfoss October 27, 2003
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail
(news media)
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