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September 22, 2003
 
 

Federal Agency Releases Public Health Report on Corinna Site

The federal agency that interviewed Corinna residents in 1999 concerning the health effect of the Eastland Woolen Mill Site has released it's report. The agency found no apparent public health hazard currently exists at the site. However, the site posed a public health hazard in the past. The full text of the press release and the complete report are available from links below.

The public can ask questions about the report and the findings at a meeting this Thursday, September 25 at 6:00 p.m. at the Corinna Fire Annex.
 

Public Health Assessment Report Released
on the Eastland Woolen Mill Site

Click to view the complete text of the ATSDR Press Release. It includes a summary of the report.

As part of the Superfund process, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has written a Public Health Assessment report for the Eastland Woolen Mill Site. The report is intended to assess potential public health effects attributable to the former Eastland Woolen Mill. Some of you may remember when ATSDR initiated the process with a visit and informational meeting in Corinna in November 1999.

Officials of the ATSDR will be in Corinna on September 25 to discuss the report and answer questions from the public. The meeting will be at the Fire Station Annex at 6:00  p.m.

The ATSDR has provided The Cattail Press with a copy of the 58 page report file in PDF format. Those interested may download the file for viewing. You must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to read the report. If you don't already have it, click the link to download and install the free Acrobat Reader software. 

Download the report

Click to download the PDF version (443 KB) of the Eastland Woolen Mill Public Health Assessment.