Information for Submitting Comments on ATSDR Report

ATSDR is interested in receiving written comments on their report through July 30. Please send reports to:

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
ATTN: Records Center
1600 Clifton Road, NE (Mail Stop E-60)
Atlanta, GA 30333

The Health Department requests that copies also be sent to:
Rianna Brown
Baltimore City Health Department
210 Guilford Avenue
Baltimore Maryland 21202.

To review the report online, please go to
http://www.baltimorehealth.org/.

Federal Agency Releases Swann Park Report

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, a sister agency to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has released its Health Consultation report about health risks posed by contaminated soil in Swann Park.

The 22-page report is online at http://www.baltimorehealth.org/.

Also posted is a three-page summary of the report’s main findings. Scientists from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry will present the report and answer questions on Thursday, June 14, at Digital Harbor High School at 6:30 p.m.

The agency is accepting public comments on the report through July 30, 2007.

Meeting Announcement

There will be a community meeting on Thursday, June 14th at 6:30 pm at Digital Harbor High School.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has completed its initial health assessment, which evaluates the health risks of arsenic at Swann Park. They will review their report at this meeting, and the community will have the opportunity to discuss the findings and recommendations.