The ADHS Wildfire Plan is now available on-line. Smoke
generated by wildland fires can pose a major health risk. If small
particles are inhaled deeply into the lungs, they can damage lung
tissue and cause respiratory and cardiovascular problems.
Learn more about wildfire smoke and your health. . .
Information about arsenic is now available online. Arsenic is a naturally occurring metal in soils. Eating foods or drinking water with too much arsenic
can cause health problems.
Learn more about arsenic in water... [PDF 234K]
The
Environmental Health Consultation Services (EHCS) program
conducts Public
Health Assessments and Consultations for United States
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) superfund sites in
Arizona. Consultations for other environmental exposures
upon request.
The
EHCS program is funded by a grant from the Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), which is
part of the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention in Atlanta,
GA. Most of the health reports completed by the
program discuss health effects at USEPA superfund sites.
However, the program has completed health assessments for brownfields sites and other events such as fires at industrial facilities.
(Note: A number of the following links are in PDF format and
require Acrobat
Reader™ to view.)
A list of Health Assessment and Consultation reports are available.
A list of risk assessment reports, epidemiological studies, and guidance
documents conducted by the program between
1987-1998 is available, including the 1999 Deterministic
Risk Assessment Guidance [PDF 106K] and the appendix
[PDF 105K].
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