ATSDR to Gather Community Health Concerns About Air Emissions From the Intel Plant

Monday, August 01, 2005

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold public availability sessions on Aug. 9 and 10, to hear community members' health concerns related to air emissions from the Intel Plant in Rio Rancho, NM. ATSDR will address this information in the upcoming public health consultation.

During the meetings, ATSDR representatives will meet individually with community members to discuss health concerns associated with air emissions from the Intel Plant. To accommodate community members, meetings will be held in both Corrales and Rio Rancho.

Corrales, Aug. 9
1:00-3:00 p.m. and from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Pueblos Los Cerros Clubhouse, 1 Camino Los Cerros

Rio Rancho, Aug. 10
1:00-3:00 p.m. and from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Rio Rancho Public Library, 950 Pinetree Road

A health consultation is a review of available information to respond to a specific health question or request for information about a potential environmental hazard. Health consultations are focused on a specific exposure issue.

Community members seeking information about the meeting or the public health consultation process may contact Senior Program Manager Joe Maloney toll-free at
1-888-422-8737. Regional Representative Patrick Young may also be contacted at 214-665-8562.

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.

Established by Congress in 1980 under the Superfund law, ATSDR conducts public health assessments at each of the sites on the EPA National Priorities List, as well as other sites when petitioned.

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Public Comment Sought for the Intel, New Mexico ATSDR Health Consultation
Release Date: Monday, February 02, 2009
The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) concludes that for most of the chemicals measured in the outdoor air, the available air monitoring data are not adequate to evaluate fully the potential public health consequences of the Intel-New-Mexico air emissions. ATSDR recommends several public health actions including exploring the possibility of conducting additional sampling and monitoring to characterize residential exposures, physician health education, and reduction of air emissions where feasible. ATSDR is issuing the health consultation for public comment on February 2, 2009. Public comments will be accepted through April 3, 2009.

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• Page last updated: February 9, 2009
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