Federal Agency Director to Visit Corpus Christi to Discuss Environmental Concerns with Citizens

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

ATLANTA - The director of the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will visit Corpus Christi to meet with area residents and listen to concerns about the environment in Corpus Christi.

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ATSDR to meet with Corpus Christi Residents 1/27/11
Release Date: Friday, January 21, 2011
Corpus Christi residents are invited to attend a community meeting to learn more about health-related investigations by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The meeting will be 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., Thursday, January 27, 2011, at the Oveal Williams Senior Center, 1414 Martin Luther King Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, phone (361) 887-7633.

Refinery Row Neighborhood VOC Levels Compare to National Levels
Release Date: Wednesday, January 05, 2011
An Exposure Investigation among residents of two Corpus Christi neighborhoods found concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in personal air and blood samples were not higher than those found in a national survey of United States residents. The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) conducted the investigation. ATSDR worked with community members to recruit 90 participants who provided information about their daily activities as well as blood, urine, and personal air samples.

No evidence of widespread exposure to high VOC levels near Corpus Christi refinery row
Release Date: Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Investigators conducting an Exposure Investigation of Corpus Christi residents found no evidence of widespread exposure to high concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) among Hillcrest and Dona Park residents living near refinery row.

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