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ATSDR Report Finds No Public Exposure to Contaminated Groundwater from the Oak Ridge ReservationFriday, July 08, 2005 Geographic Location: Oak Ridge, TNThe public comment version of the public health assessment evaluating off-site groundwater adjacent to the Oak Ridge Reservation was released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The assessment is available for public comment and review through Aug. 19. This health assessment focuses on human exposure to off-site groundwater. Findings include:
The public comment period is an opportunity for residents to review and comment on agency findings or proposed activities noted in the assessment. The assessment can be viewed at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHA/region_4.html#groundwater, and will be available for public comment and review through Aug. 19, at Oak Ridge Public Library Please send requests for copies of the public health assessment and comments concerning the document to: Chief, Records Management Activity, ATSDR Comments received during the public comment period will be logged into the ATSDR administrative record. All comments that are received along with 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 in the report. 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 Oak Ridge Reservation may contact Dr. William Taylor in ATSDR's Oak Ridge Field Office at 865-220-0295. ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the US 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. Headquartered in Atlanta, ATSDR is staffed by more than 400 health professionals including epidemiologists, physicians, toxicologists, engineers and public health educators. |
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