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Federal Study Finds No Health Hazards From Past Oak Ridge Releases
Monday, January 05, 2009
(Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
No public health hazards occurred from past atmospheric releases of ionizing radiation, uranium, fluoride and hydrogen fluoride from the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant (ORGDP) is the conclusion of a public health assessment issued by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
More ATSDR Releases Report about Exposure to PCBs at Oak Ridge Reservation, TN
Monday, December 04, 2006
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs -- a chemical used as a coolant and lubricant in electrical equipment) from the Oak Ridge Reservation does not pose a public health hazard, says the public health assessment released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). However, as a public health precaution, the agency suggests residents limit eating certain types of local fish.
More ATSDR Assessment Finds No Unusual Patterns of Cancers
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
Cancer incidence for the eight-county area surrounding the U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Reservation, TN is consistent with most cancer levels across the state, concludes a report released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
More ATSDR Finds No Current, Future Exposure to Radioactive Iodine at Oak Ridge Reservation, TN
Thursday, September 07, 2006
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
Any iodine-131 (I-131) released from the X-10 site on the Oak Ridge Reservation, TN, during the 1940s through 2004 has decayed completely or is currently not present in the environment at levels of health concern, says the public health assessment released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
More Community Input Needed for Government Nuclear Fuel Services Study, TN
Friday, March 17, 2006
(Unicoi County, Erwin, Tennessee) -
Citizens concerned about possible health effects from contaminants released into the air, groundwater and surface water in the vicinity of the Nuclear Fuel Services site in Erwin have until April 1 to send them to the Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry. The federal public agency will review the concerns, evaluate the existing environmental and public health data, and report the findings in a public health assessment.
More ATSDR Releases Assessment of Cancer Incidence for Oak Ridge, TN
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
Cancer incidence for the eight-county area surrounding the U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Reservation, TN are consistent with most cancer levels across the state, says a report released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
More ATSDR To Host Meetings about Assessment of Cancer Incidence for Oak Ridge, TN
Friday, February 24, 2006
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will hold three public availability sessions March 1- 2 to discuss the findings of its assessment of cancer incidence for the eight-county area surrounding the U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Reservation, TN.
More ATSDR to Host Public Meetings for Nuclear Fuel Services Site
Friday, February 10, 2006
(Unicoi County, Erwin, Tennessee) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will host two public meetings on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, in Erwin, Tenn., to gather community health concerns related to the Nuclear Fuel Services site in Erwin.
More Report Finds TSCA Incinerator Poses No Public Health Hazard
Friday, February 03, 2006
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
Continued operation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Incinerator at the U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Reservation in Roane County, Tenn., does not present a public health hazard to nearby residents, says a public health assessment released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
More Exposure to Radionuclides From White Oak Creek Does Not Pose Public Health Hazard
Friday, May 06, 2005
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
Past, current and future exposures to radionuclides released from White Oak Creek to the Clinch River/Watts Bar Reservoir are not a public health hazard, says the public health assessment released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The assessment will be available for public comment and review through June 23.
More Oak Ridge, Tenn. Community Education Sessions
Friday, April 08, 2005
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) invites Oak Ridge residents to attend education sessions about community health concerns presented by Dr. Robert Brent on April 18 and 19.
More Roane County, Tenn. TSCA Incinerator Does Not Pose Public Health Hazard
Friday, March 11, 2005
(Roane County, Kingston, Tennessee) -
A public health assessment evaluating the contaminants released from the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Incinerator at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) in Roane County, Tenn. will be released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) on March 22. The assessment will be available for public comment and review through May 6.
More Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant Health Assessment in Tennessee
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
(Hamilton County, Chattanooga, Tennessee) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, today is issuing for public review and comment a public health assessment for the Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant (VAAP) in Chattanooga, Tenn.
More Oak Ridge Site Public Meeting in Tennessee
Friday, April 09, 2004
(Roane County, Kingston, Tennessee) -
The Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee will hold a committee meeting at the Kingston Community Center in Kingston, Tenn., from 12:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. on April 13. ATSDR will address the initial release of the White Oak Creek public health assessment.
More Oak Ridge Site Public Meeting in Tennessee
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
(Roane County, Kingston, Tennessee) -
The Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee will hold a committee meeting at the Kingston Community Center in Kingston, Tenn., from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Feb. 3. ATSDR will address the initial release of the public health assessment on White Oak Creek radionuclide releases.
More Openings for New Members on the ORRHES in Tennessee
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
ATSDR announces openings for members to participate on the Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee (ORRHES). The deadline to receive application materials is Feb. 3, 2004.
More ORRHES will meet in Oak Ridge, Tenn
Thursday, April 17, 2003
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
Interested community members are encouraged to attend an April 22 meeting of the Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee (ORRHES) in Oak Ridge, Tenn. ATSDR will host a presentation on the public health assessment of the Y-12 uranium releases.
More Oak Ridge Reservation
Health Effects Subcommittee
Meeting Postponed
Thursday, April 18, 2002
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
The Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee (ORRHES), today announced that the subcommittee meeting originally planned for May 6, 2002, has been postponed. The agenda items for this meeting will be presented and discussed at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the subcommittee which will take place in Oak Ridge on June 18, 2002.
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Oak Ridge Reservation
Health Effects Subcommittee
Wednesday, March 27, 2002
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
The March meeting of the Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee (ORRHES). Key agenda topics for the meeting include: an overview of the Department of Energy (DOE) Former Workers Program, medical surveillance of former workers at DOE gaseous diffusion plants, and the chronic beryllium disease surveillance at DOE plants.
ATSDR is responsible for evaluating the potential health effects on off-site populations exposed to hazardous substances released from Oak Ridge Reservation. ATSDR has set up these presentations, at the request of the Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee, to provide background on DOE programs to assess worker exposure issues.
More Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommitte To Hold Meeting On March 26, 2002
Tuesday, March 19, 2002
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
The March meeting of the Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee (ORRHES). Key agenda topics for the meeting include: an overview of the Department of Energy (DOE) Former Workers Program, medical surveillance of former workers at DOE gaseous diffusion plants, and the chronic beryllium disease surveillance at DOE plants.
More ATSDR Seeks Nominations For New Members To The Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee
Monday, December 17, 2001
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
Nominations for new members to participate on the Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee are sought by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Both ATSDR and CDC are public health agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
More Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee To Meet January 18 - 19, 2001
Friday, January 12, 2001
(Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Tennessee) -
The Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee will meet in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on January 18-19, 2001, according to representatives of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
More ATSDR Releases Final Version of Memphis Defense Depot Public Health Assessment
Friday, December 01, 2000
(Shelby County, Memphis, Tennessee) -
ATSDR announced today the availability of the final version of its public health assessment for the Defense Depot (DDMT) site in Memphis, Tennessee This public health assessment was written to evaluate new sampling data for the Memphis Depot National Priority List (NPL) site, to review existing data on the Dunn Field portion of DDMT, and to respond to health issues and concerns raised by residents living near the site. This health assessment is the fulfillment of a commitment made in 1997 by ATSDR to revisit the original DDMT health assessment which was issued in 1995.
More ATSDR Releases Draft Public Health Assessment For Pasminco Clarksville Zinc Plant
Friday, July 30, 1999
(Montgomery County, Clarksville, Tennessee) -
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 the draft results of its public health assessment for the Pasminco Clarksville Zinc Plant site (also known as Savage Zinc) in Clarksville, Tennessee.
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