[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 88 (Friday, May 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 24656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11483]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Bunker Hill Workshop on Early Detection of Nephropathy
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry announces the
following meeting:
NAME: Bunker Hill Workshop on Early Detection of Nephropathy.
TIMES AND DATES: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 25, 1999, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., May 26,
1999.
PLACE: Sheraton Buckhead Hotel, 3405 Lenox Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia
30326, telephone 404/848-7308.
STATUS: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. The
meeting room accommodates approximately 100 people.
PURPOSE: The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
is developing a Medical Monitoring for Disorders of the Kidney
Associated with the Bunker Hill Site. In order to assure that the
program is based on the latest scientific findings in this field, the
Agency is convening a workshop of experts to provide guidance and
input.
MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: As a result of contamination by the Bunker
Hill Mining site in Kellog, Idaho, the workers and surrounding
population were exposed to nephrotoxic heavy metals, primarily lead and
cadmium. This workshop will bring together international experts to
provide ATSDR information and individual input on the latest scientific
findings in this field and how they may be applied to the medical
monitoring program at the Bunker Hill location. Of special interest to
ATSDR is the availability of biomarkers to screen for early signs of
reversible nephropathy before progressive renal dysfunction occurs.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Erik Auf der Heide, M.D., MPH.,
Division of Health Education and Promotion, Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, M/S E-33, Atlanta, Georgia
30333, telephone 404/639-6252, e-mail: eaa9@cdc.gov.
Dated: May 3, 1999.
Georgi Jones,
Director, Office of Policy and External Affairs, Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
[FR Doc. 99-11483 Filed 05-06-99; 8:45 am]
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