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December 21, 2000:
Mirror Site - ATSDR, in collaboration
with the Toxic Oil Syndrome Research Centre (CISAT) of the Institute of Health
Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, has established an ATSDR
mirror website in Spain.
November 2, 2000: Camp
Lejeune, NC - Some drinking water wells in operation at Camp Lejeune prior
to 1985 were found to be contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene
(PCE), used as degreasers and dry cleaning solvents. ATSDR is now seeking
women who were pregnant while living in base housing at Camp Lejeune from 1968
to 1985 to participate in a survey. [ Details
]
October 25, 2000: Collaboration
- With the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, ATSDR has agreed to collaborate
with the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board (CSB). As part of the collaboration, ATSDR will assist
the CSB as it investigates chemical incidents.
September 21, 2000: Anniston,
Alabama - The Exposure Investigation
Report on the Solutia Inc./Monsanto PCB Site in Anniston, Alabama is now
available online.
August 15, 2000: Health
Professionals: Assistance Needed - If you are a health professional and
not an expert in environmental health, ATSDR needs your assistance in Pilot
Testing ATSDR's Case Studies in Environmental Medicine (CSEM).
July 5, 2000: Libby, Montana (Update)
- An Overview of the Libby Community Environmental
Health Project is available. Also available are Resources
for Information on Asbestos and Asbestos-Related Disease, questions and
answers about Exposure to Asbestos,
questions and answers about Exposure
to Asbestos in Insulation, and questions and answers about Exposure
to Asbestos in Sources Other than Insulation.
June 24, 2000: Dover Township,
New Jersey - An investigation into an elevated incidence of childhood cancers
by ATSDR and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services has produced
the report Analysis of the 1998 Water-Distribution System
Serving the Dover Township Area, New Jersey: Field-Data Collection Activities
and Water-Distribution System Modeling.
June 15, 2000: Randolph County,
North Carolina - The Diagnostic Evaluation
of Children with Respiratory Symptoms and Potential Exposure to Diisocyanates
from the Trinity American Corporation (PDF 2.4 MBytes) is available for
public comment until July 14, 2000. The file may be viewed with the Adobe
Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded for free from www.adobe.com.
Hard copies of the document may be requested by calling the ATSDR Information
Center toll-free at 1-888-422-8737 or by e-mailing ATSDRIC@cdc.gov.
June 2, 2000: Fernald DOE Facility,
Ohio - The Public Health Assessment
for the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center has been released for
public comment until June 30, 2000.
May 16, 2000: Brick Township,
New Jersey - The Public Health Assessment
on the Brick Township Investigation has been released for public comment.
May 16, 2000: LaSalle, Illinois
- ATSDR and the Illinois Department of Public Health announce the availability
of the preliminary mortality results of the
first part of a two-part study of former workers of the LaSalle Electrical Utilities
Company.
April 19, 2000: Libby, Montana
- An Overview of the Libby Community Environmental
Health Project is now available. Also available are Resources
for Information on Asbestos and Asbestos-Related Disease, questions and
answers about Exposure to Asbestos,
questions and answers about Exposure
to Asbestos in Insulation, and questions and answers about Exposure
to Asbestos in Sources Other than Insulation.
March 14, 2000: Anniston, Alabama
- The Health Consultation: Evaluation
of Soil, Blood, and Air Data from Anniston, Alabama has been released
for public comment and is available on the ATSDR Web site.
February 23, 2000: The most
recent report of ATSDR's Child Health Workgroup, Promoting
Children's Health, is now available on the ATSDR Web site.
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last updated on November 12, 2002
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