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ToxProfiles Offers Latest Information on Hazardous Substances and Chemicals
Monday, March 09, 2009
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
The updated edition of ToxProfiles TM, a two-CD ROM set featuring updated information on more than 180 chemicals and hazardous substances as well as an improved search engine, is now available from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
More ToxProfiles 2007 Offers Latest Information on Hazardous Substances
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has released its updated ToxProfiles TM 2007 two-CD ROM set featuring information on more than 180 hazardous substances as well as an improved search engine. ToxProfiles TM 2007 is a useful resource for health professionals, researchers, students, media and others interested in the health effects from exposure to hazardous substances.
More ATSDR Releases Public Health Consultation for the LCP Chemicals Superfund Site
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
(Glynn County, Brunswick, Georgia) -
The soil of one unoccupied property in the Arco neighborhood at
the LCP Chemicals Superfund site in Brunswick, Ga., contains lead levels elevated
enough to be a health concern, says a public health consultation completed
by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
More New Hazardous Substance Exposure Training Manual
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
A Toxicology Curriculum for Communities Training Manual, a guide that offers educational training tactics to communities affected by hazardous exposures, was released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
More ATSDR Board of Scientific Counselors to Meet by Teleconference
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
Community and Tribal Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR): Teleconference
More ATSDR Releases ATSDR ToxProfiles 2004, ToxFAQs CD-ROM
Friday, October 22, 2004
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released the ATSDR ToxProfiles 2004 and accompanying ToxFAQs TM CD-ROM, featuring updated toxicologic and epidemiologic information, interaction between chemical mixtures and chemical-specific fact sheets.
More ATSDR To Discuss Results of Air Sampling
from William C. Meredith Wood Treatment Facility
Friday, October 01, 2004
(Fulton County, East Point, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a community meeting on Oct. 12 to discuss findings from air testing and the need for additional testing near the William C. Meredith Wood Treatment facility in East Point, Ga.
ATSDR will offer urine analysis to local residents and conduct additional air sampling. The combined testing will help determine if community members are unusually exposed to pentachlorophenol, a chemical used for treating wood.
More ATSDR To Host Community Meeting about LCP Chemicals Georgia Site
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
(Glynn County, Brunswick, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold a community meeting on Sept. 28 to discuss its upcoming public health assessment for the LCP Chemicals Georgia site in Brunswick, Ga.
The community meeting allows residents to meet individually with ATSDR representatives. During these meetings staff members explain the purpose of the public health assessment and community members can share their site-related health concerns. The sessions will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and again from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Arco United Methodist Church, 12 Ross Road in Brunswick, Ga.
More ATSDR Finds Atlantic Station Redevelopment Site Is Not a Public Health Hazard
Friday, August 27, 2004
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
No on-site contaminants or dust releases from the Atlantic Station Redevelopment Project are at levels that would cause adverse health effects, according to the public health consultation the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is releasing today. The project is under multiphase construction near downtown Atlanta.
More Iodine 131 Case Study Available on ATSDR Web Site
Friday, February 27, 2004
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
A case study on Iodine 131 (I-131) is now available on the ATSDR internet site http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/CSEM/iodine/index.html. This case study discusses the ways in which people were exposed to I-131 in the environment, the physical effects, and thyroid tumors of past I-131 exposures.
More ATSDR ToxFAQ and ToxFAQ en Español 2003 CD-ROM
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
ATSDR today announced the release of the ATSDR ToxFAQs and ToxFAQ en Español 2003 CD-ROM, which features a series of chemical-specific fact sheets summarizing hazardous substances. ToxFAQs are accessible in both English and Espa�ol on the ATSDR Web site.
More Atlanta's Atlantic Station consultation finds no hazard
Friday, August 01, 2003
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
The health consultation for Atlanta's Atlantic Station redevelopment project finds there is no apparent public health hazard from contamination on the site. The document is available for public review and comment through Sept. 2.
More ATSDR Releases Newton Community Health Assessment For Public Review and Comment
Thursday, February 28, 2002
(Hall County, Gainesville, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department Health and Human Services, today announced the availability of the public comment version of its health assessment for the Newtown Community in Gainesville, Georgia.
More ATSDR To Host Meeting Of Community And Tribal Subcommittee On Tuesday, February 26, 2002
Monday, February 25, 2002
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will host a meeting of its Community and Tribal Subcommittee. The primary agenda items for the meeting include: an update on ATSDR's Mission; ATSDR's Fiscal Year 2002 Annual Plan of Work at Department of Defense facilities; ATSDR's Strategic Plan; ATSDR's Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual Overview; and ATSDR Environmental Justice Update. Meetings are open to the public, limited by available space.
More ATSDR To Host Meeting Of Community And Tribal Subcommittee
Thursday, November 08, 2001
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
ATSDR will host two meetings of its Community and Tribal Subcommittee (CTS) on Tuesday, November 13, and Wednesday, November 14, 2001, at the Sheraton, Colony Square Hotel, 188 14th Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
More ATSDR To Host Meeting OF Community And Tribal Subcommittee
Thursday, November 08, 2001
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will host two meetings of its Community and Tribal Subcommittee (CTS) on Tuesday, November 13, and Wednesday, November 14, 2001, at the Sheraton, Colony Square Hotel, 188 14th Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
More ATSDR Releases Public Health Assessment For Marine Corps Logistics Base
Tuesday, October 16, 2001
(Dougherty County, Albany, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today the availability of the final version of its public health assessment for the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) in Albany, Georgia.
More ATSDR Releases Seven Toxicological Profiles
Wednesday, December 20, 2000
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today the availability of seven toxicological profiles. The toxicological profiles just released are those for aldrin/dieldrin (update), beryllium (update), creosote (update), DDT/DDD/DDE (update), di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (update), hexachlorobenzene (update), and methoxychlor (update).
More Releases Health Consultation For Bulk Distribution Center In Atlanta, Georgia
Friday, October 20, 2000
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
ATSDR announced today the release of its draft health consultation for the Bulk Distribution Center in Atlanta, Georgia. ATSDR prepared the health consultation in response to a request from residents living near the site who expressed concerns about operations at the center and potential human health effects. ATSDR visited the site and reviewed available environmental data related to the site. This health consultation summarizes ATSDR activities and findings.
More ATSDR To Host Meeting Of Community And Tribal Subcommittee
Sunday, February 27, 2000
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will host a meeting of its Community and Tribal Subcommittee on Tuesday, May 2, and Wednesday, May 3, 2000, at the Holiday Inn Select Hotel, 130 Clairmont Road, Decatur, Georgia.
More ATSDR Releases Arivec Chemicals, Inc., Health Assessment For Public Review And Comment
Monday, November 29, 1999
(Douglas County, Douglasville, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today the availability of the public health assessment for the Arivec Chemicals, Inc., site in Douglasville, Georgia.
More ATSDR Releases Draft Results For Escambia Wood-Camilla site
Tuesday, October 26, 1999
(Mitchell County, Camilla, Georgia) -
ATSDR announced today the availability of the draft results of its public health assessment for the Escambia Wood-Camilla site (also known as Camilla Wood Preserving Company or Escambia Treating Company) in Camilla, Georgia.
More ATSDR Releases Trichloroethylene (TCE) Subregistry Registrant Report
Monday, June 07, 1999
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
The Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today the release of its latest Trichloroethylene (TCE) Subregistry Registrant Report.
More ATSDR Updates Findings of Substance-Specific Applied Research Program
Wednesday, February 17, 1999
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has released its latest update of the Superfund-mandated Substance-Specific Applied Research Program (SSARP). The update, which was published in the Federal Register on January 15, 1999, provides information on the agency's progress to identify and fill research needs for the most hazardous substances found at waste sites.
More ATSDR Creates Office of Tribal Affairs
Tuesday, February 16, 1999
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today the establishment of its Office of Tribal Affairs. The office is intended to better serve the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes.
More ATSDR Releases 12 Toxicological Profiles
Thursday, January 14, 1999
(Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced today the availability of 12 toxicological profiles. ATSDR is directed by Congress to produce toxicological profiles for hazardous substances found at National Priorities List (NPL) sites. Each toxicological profile examines, summarizes, and interprets available toxicologic information and epidemiologic evaluations on a given hazardous substance. Toxicological profiles are reviewed periodically and updated as significant new information becomes available.
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