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.
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On April 19, 2007, on the recommendation of the Baltimore City Health Department and the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Department closed Swann Park in South Baltimore. Test results indicated elevated levels of arsenic in the soil at the park. Updates to this developing situation will be posted on this site.