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Article: AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY RELEASES REPORT ABOUT EXPOSURE TO PCBS AT OAK RIDGE RESERVATION

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December 4, 2006
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services's Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry issued the following press release:

Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs - a chemical used as a coolant and lubricant in electrical equipment) from the Oak Ridge Reservation does not pose a public health hazard, says the public health assessment released by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). However, as a public health precaution, the agency suggests residents limit eating certain types of local fish.

ATSDR conducted the report to evaluate whether past and current exposures to PCBs in the air, fish, geese, turtles or nearby off-site waterways could cause ...

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