Lead testing today Oct 8, 2008
A large demand by local residents for lead testing allowed the Clinton County Health Department, Mo DHSS, and ATSDR to scheduled additional testing today, Wednesday, October 8th, from 3 p.m. until 7:00 p.m at the First Christian Church, 318 N. Pine ... Clinton County Health Department, Mo DHSS, and ATSDR have scheduled additional testing today, Wednesday, October 8th, from 3 p.m. until 7:00 p.m to return to Cameron for a second blood lead level testing. (Cameron Observer, MO)
CAG expresses its frustration with unannounced work Aug 13, 2008
Later in the evening, a presentation on the Pennsylvania Department of Health-Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry health consultation document that was released July 14 was given by Lora Werner, a representative from ATSDR. Werner reminded those present about the public comment period for the document closes Aug. 31. The document states that current exposures at and near the BoRit asbestos site pose "no apparent public health hazard to the community" when the soil is not being... (Springfield Sun, PA)
Federal agency releases report: Jul 1, 2008
Before that year the state standard was 5,000 parts per billion, said Andrew Dudley of the ATSDR and the lead scientist for the report. Before 2000 there was no drinking water standard for uranium. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Church Road residents request help from agencies Jun 13, 2008
Breathing or drinking TCE can cause afflictions ranging from headaches and dizziness to organ damage, cancer or death, depending on the amount a person is exposed to, according to ATSDR s Web site. Since the contamination was not discovered until 2004, many residents are concerned they may have been exposed to the contamination since the factory opened in 1953. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Man Blames Marine Base For Breast Cancer Jun 5, 2008
Tarawa Terrace treatment center, which served the Tarawa Terrace family housing units where Partain lived and the Knox Trailer Park, was contaminated with PCE levels as high as 215 parts per billion, according to the ATSDR. The current standard is 5 ppb, meaning people who lived there faced exposure of 43 times today's recommended amount. The contamination happened when ABC One-Hour Cleaners disposed the chemical in or on the surrounding ground, said the ATSDR. ... Starting in 1999, the ATSDR... (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Did CDC Cave To Pressure Over Toxic Dust? Apr 11, 2008
In it, he complained that actions in Elmore by the CDC's agency for toxic substances, known as ATSDR, "are a deterrent to choosing Ohio," adding, "Please have someone look into this and get back to me...". Within days, the note was forwarded from Leavitt's office to that of CDC Director Julie Gerberding, and quickly passed down to ATSDR managers ... In September 2006, just five months after the Ohio governor had sent his letter and shortly after ATSDR had packed its bags and left town, Brush... (CBS News)
mun2 To Air in-Depth News Special: Toxic City: This is Where I Live Oct 26, 2007
D. Director, Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, ATSDR, and Mike McGeehin, Ph. D. Director, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, CDC, further interpret the impact of environmental hazards on community health. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Mound Residents' Case To Go To Trial Aug 19, 2007
According to a Public Health Assessment of Mound by ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services) there have been numerous instances where the standards for water effluents violated the NPDES permits. The Public Health Assessment also concludes that there have been airborne releases in violation of Federal and Ohio State standards. (PR Newswire)
Toxic dust from road may be contaminating Nome fish camps Aug 10, 2007
The health investigators don't know whether the road is a source of contamination yet, but Robinson said the ATSDR and the state health department might have some answers in a few months. The two agencies will publish a report detailing their findings, he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Agency: Alliance should monitor Jul 31, 2007
The agency, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, renewed its recommendation for more monitoring in an April 16 letter to Alliance owner Waste Management Inc. The landfill responded by submitting a proposal to ATSDR and the state Department of Health last month ... Ms. Werner and Ana Pomales, another ATSDR representative involved in the discussions with Alliance, said the preliminary readings from the DEP station indicated nothing unusual ... Alliance spokesman John Hambrose... (Scranton Times, PA)
Hearing on Lejeune water revives fears Jun 18, 2007
Former Camp Lejeune Marines and their families can find out the levels of PCE and PCE degradation byproducts in the drinking water serving their homes in Tarawa Terrace by visiting the ATSDR Web site at and entering the dates they lived in Tarawa Terrace housing from 1951 to 1987. More Home. (News & Observer)
Creosote questions unanswered at meeting Jun 15, 2007
Questions asked of ATSDR scientists at meetings in Columbus in June and November 2006 led the agency to conduct Wednesday's workshop, which focused on how to avoid creosote exposure and the safety of the city's drinking water ... ATSDR officials stressed to the audience that they have not yet completed their Public Health Assessment on the site and the effects suffered by people living near the plant ... That PHA should be complete near the end of the year, before ATSDR reps come back to... (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Marines in a fight for their lives Jun 12, 2007
Jerry Ensminger holds a portrait of his daughter, Janey, in White Lake, N.C. Ensminger's wife was pregnant at Camp Lejeune in the 1970s. Janey died in 1985 of leukemia at age 9. (Pensacola News Journal)
Health Officials Hope a Study Will Reveal The Cause. Jun 12, 2007
Health Officials Hope a Study Will Reveal The Cause. Published Tuesday, June 12, 2007 SOMETHING IN THE WATER. (The Ledger)
Camp Lejeune Water Under Scrutiny -AP Jun 12, 2007
Camp Lejeune Water Under Scrutiny. From the Associated Press. (Guardian Unlimited)
ATSDR to Present Final Public Health Assessment for NFS Site May 16, 2007
During the meetings, ATSDR staff will present a summary of the report and an overview of ATSDR responses to community concerns and public comments addressed in the final public health assessment ... 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. (Erwin Record, TN)
Tyson settles case over 'nuisance' emissions May 9, 2007
While the ATSDR found that emergency hospital visits for such ailments as asthma went up for children during higher releases of H2S, its neurological study could not definitively connect any harm. The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality established air quality standards for Total Reduced Sulfides, an emission which is largely H2S, but easier to measure than H2S alone. (Sioux City Journal)
Valle Verde water quality ... It\'s best if you know what\'s in your water ... New reactive targets are improving cop training ... Teacher pay to rise in SC Valley Unified School District No. 35 ... Mexico frees Americans ... City plan would alter collection of trash ... Border Patrol tests towers to keep track of illegal entrants ... How you can avoid exposure ... Pollutants common in U.S. potable water ... Where do we go from here is the biggest question in well situation ... ';var marqueewidth="728px";var marqueeheight="16px";var marqueebgcolor="#ffffff";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}} Top Story Valle Verde water quality May 9, 2007
"PCE is a colorless organic liquid with a mild, chloroform-like odor. Its greatest use is in the textile industry and as a component of aerosol dry-cleaning products," reports the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). "However it has also been used commonly as a degreaser and as an 'intermediate' ingredient in other solvents.". (Nogales International, AZ)
It's best if you know what's in your water May 9, 2007
Covering all of Santa Cruz County, AZ - Nogales International. Tuesday, May 8, 2007 9:36 AM PDT. (Nogales International, AZ)
Reader's Alley Mar 20, 2007
Instead, local site manager Mike Bishop has scheduled the Tenmile cleanup in reverse, and after seven years still has not addressed the component ATSDR labeled most hazardous ... ATSDR says Rimini s yards pose a 4:10,000 risk of cancer, with 5:10,000 for mine tailings and 4:1,000 for the road ... ATSDR also said in 2000 that EPA would clean the road and yards in 2001. (Helena Independent Record)
What Makes Natural Gas Smell? Methyl Mercaptan Jan 9, 2007
According to the ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registrys Website, Methyl mercaptan is a colorless gas with a smell like rotten cabbage ... According to the ATSDR-Methyl mercaptan is released to the air from both natural and industrial sources ... According to the ATSDR-Methyl mercaptan is always present in your body. (CBS New York, NY)
