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Public Availability Session to Hear Community's Health Concerns about Former Amoco Neodesha Refinery Site Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas


Wilson County, Neodesha, Kansas

Wednesday, July 10, 2002

What: 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 availability session on July 16, 2002. The session is to provide community members with an opportunity to discuss any health concerns that they believe may be related to the Former Amoco Neodesha Refinery site in Neodesha, Wilson County, Kansas.

The public availability session format allows individual community members to speak privately with an ATSDR representative. The session will be at the W.A. Rankin Memorial Library at 502 Indiana St. in Neodesha from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Background: ATSDR is the principal federal public health agency involved with hazardous waste issues. ATSDR identifies persons who might be exposed to hazardous substances in their communities, determines whether they have been harmed by their exposure, and recommends actions that need to be taken to safeguard public health in the community.

For more information, area residents may call Shawn Blackshear, ATSDR regional representative, in the ATSDR Region VII office in Kansas City at (913) 551-1311, or Youlanda Outin, ATSDR community involvement specialist, at 1-888-422-8737 (toll free). When calling, please mention the Former Amoco Neodesha Refinery site.

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Neodesha Refinery Public Meeting in Kansas
Release Date: Monday, November 03, 2003
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ATSDR releases fact sheet to update Neodesha community about investigation into lead and other contaminants at the Former Amoco Refinery site
Release Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2003
A new fact sheet from ATSDR updates the Neodesha, Kansas community about its investigation into lead and other contaminants at the Former Amoco Refinery site.ATSDR is looking into potential exposure routes, such as air, soil and groundwater and has met with area residents to hear their health concerns. The results of ATSDR's evaluation will be provided in a written public health consultation.

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