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For Immediate Release: September 28, 2006
Agency Releases Report for Public Review, Comment
ATLANTA –a report released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) says residents living near and around the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) in Kittery, Maine may have been or are currently being exposed to environmental contaminants at levels not likely to cause health effects. The report, called a public health assessment will be available for public review and comment through October 30, 2006.
In its findings, the agency identified three potential scenarios where community members may have been exposed to base-related environmental contaminants in the past, present and future. The assessment evaluated whether that exposure could cause illness. The results of the evaluation show that the exposure scenarios are unlikely to cause harmful health effects for community members; which, include:
Through October 30th, the public is invited to review and comment on agency findings or proposed activities noted in the public health assessment. Residents can review the public health assessment at
Kittery Town Hall
200 Rogers Road,
Kittery, ME 03904
Portsmouth Public Library
Ext. 8 Islington Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Comments must be made in writing and received by October 30, 2006. Mail comments to:
Carole Hossom, CDC/ATSDR
1600 Clifton Road, N.E. (MS-32)
Atlanta, Ga. 30333
Comments received during the public comment period will be logged into the ATSDR administrative record. All comments and ATSDR responses will appear in an appendix to the final version of the report. The names of individuals and groups who submit comments will not appear. However, the names will be subject to release for requests made under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act.
Members of the community who have questions about this public health assessment or ATSDR activities at the PNS Kittery site may contact Senior Environmental Health Scientist Carole Hossom toll free at 1-800-CDC-INFO.
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.
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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.
Updated October 03, 2006
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail (news media)
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