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Public Health Assessments

Historical Reference
This website is provided by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ONLY as an historical reference for the public health community. It is no longer being maintained and the data it contains may no longer be current and/or accurate.

An ATSDR public health assessment (PHA) examines hazardous substances at a hazardous waste site to determine whether people could be harmed from coming into contact with those substances. The PHA also considers community concerns and lists actions that need to be taken to protect public health.

For the Isla de Vieques Bombing Range, ATSDR has evaluated the pathways most likely to result in exposure to residents of Vieques. These pathways include drinking groundwater, incidentally ingesting or touching soil, eating fish and shellfish, eating land crabs, and breathing air. A separate written evaluation was prepared for each pathway.

2013 Report

Report and Fact Sheet CoverAn Evaluation of Environmental, Biological, and Health Data from the Isla of Vieques, Puerto Rico - March 2013

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Previous Public Health Assessments 

Drinking Water

Water fountain

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Contacting Soil

Soil

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Summary of ATSDR Activities - 2003

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