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ATSDR releases final report on Lusher Avenue Groundwater Contamination
Friday, July 24, 2009
(Elkhart, Indiana) -
About 200 people were exposed to chemicals in drinking water wells near Lusher Avenue in Elkhart, IN, in the late 1980s, including an estimated 53 who were exposed to levels that may put them at greater risk for adverse health effects, concludes the final public health assessment (PHA) on the site from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
More Public Comment Sought for the Lusher Avenue Groundwater Contamination ATSDR Assessment
Monday, March 02, 2009
(Elkhart, Indiana) -
Two decades after contamination was first found in Elkhart groundwater, federal officials continue to advise people who live in affected areas and use private wells to take precautions. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released its public health assessment of the site March 2 and is welcoming public comment on the assessment until March 31.
More Public Comments Sought on Health Consultation for Elm Street Groundwater Contamination Site
Thursday, April 03, 2008
(Terre Haute, Indiana) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is seeking public comments on their health consultation for the Elm Street Groundwater Contamination Site in Terre Haute. The health consultation found that the contaminated water from the site poses no apparent public health hazard since the blending and treatment of drinking water by the Indiana American Water Company (IAWC) has lessened the contamination to levels below a health concern.
More ATSDR Releases Findings on the Sampling of Local Water and Soil
Monday, February 05, 2007
(Jackson County, Medora, Indiana) -
Metals in soil and water on most local properties that were sampled pose no apparent public health hazard concludes the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in their Exposure Investigation (EI) released today. However, the agency found that certain locations sampled pose an indeterminate public health hazard. ATSDR recommends further evaluation of these locations to identify unknown materials and to determine the specific compounds of copper, nickel, sodium and calcium.
More ATSDR to Hear Community Health Concerns at June 16 Meeting About Rumpke Landfill Site in Medora
Friday, June 03, 2005
(Jackson County, Medora, Indiana) -
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will
hold a community meeting and public availability session on Thursday, June
16, 2005, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Medora Junior/Senior High School
gym, 82 South George Street, to hear community members� health concerns that
may be related to the Rumpke Landfill site in Medora, IN.
More ATSDR To Hold Meetings About Its Public Health Assessment
for the Conrail Rail Yard Superfund Site in Elkhart, Ind.
Thursday, July 29, 2004
(Elkhart County, Elkhart, Indiana) -
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 followed by a public meeting Aug. 3, 2004, about the Conrail Rail Yard Superfund Site in Elkhart, Ind.
The agency recently issued the public comment version of its public health assessment for the site.
At the public availability session from 4:30-6:30 p.m., ATSDR representatives will be available to talk one-to-one with community members about health concerns they believe are related to possible exposure to contaminants from the Conrail site.
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