Mossville (Calcasieu Parish), Louisiana

In 1997, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asked ATSDR to review the results of blood tests for a few residents of Mossville, a small community within Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana. These tests indicated elevated levels of dioxin in some samples.

In response to the test results and community concerns, ATSDR has worked with the community to learn more about possible exposures using a variety of public health methods... More »