ATSDR - Exposure Investigation in Warren Township, Ohio

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ATSDR MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
ATSDR to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Findings
Of Exposure Investigation in Warren Township, Ohio

For Immediate Release: June 23, 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, will hold a public meeting on June 27 to discuss the results of its exposure investigation on air levels of hydrogen sulfide in Warren Township, Ohio. ATSDR also will participate in a local health fair and conduct a seminar for community health care providers.

The purpose of the public meeting is to release the results of ATSDR's analysis of air data collected to measure hydrogen sulfide levels. The meeting will be held at:

Johnson Community Center
800 Gillmer Road
Leavittsburg, Ohio
Friday, June 27, 2003
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

In addition to the community meeting, ATSDR will provide information on its findings at a health fair to be held at:

Packard Music Hall
1703 Mahoning Ave., N.W.
Warren, Ohio
Saturday, June 28, 2003
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

ATSDR also will conduct a physician educational seminar at Trumbull Memorial Hospital on Friday, June 27, at noon. This seminar is designed to educate local health care providers on the health effects of hydrogen sulfide exposure.

A copy of ATSDR's Exposure Investigation report will be available at the following repository:

Warren-Trumbull County Public Library
444 Mahoning Ave.
Warren, Ohio 44438

Community members seeking information on the meeting may contact Regional Representative Michelle Colledge at 312-886-1462 or Health Communications Specialist Lorine Spencer toll free at 1-888-422-8737. Callers should refer to the Warren Township site in Warren, Ohio.

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Members of the news media may request an interview with ATSDR staff by calling Elaine McEachern or Petro Kacur in the ATSDR Office of Policy and External Affairs at 770-488-0700.

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This page updated May 23, 2003
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail (news media)