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Environmental Health Assessment Program (EHAP)
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Lower Bridge Mine Health Consultation completed
Mine Building
The Oregon Division of Public Health Environmental Health Assessment Program (EHAP) evaluated the potential health risks associated with living near the Lower Bridge Mine in Terrebonne, Oregon. EHAP found that soil and groundwater at the former diatomaceous earth mine pose no apparent health hazard under current, industrial land-use conditions. EHAP believes that dust blowing from the site is unlikely to cause serious illness, but more data is needed to rule out the possibility. Dilapidated buildings, piles of scrap metal and wood pose a physical health hazard to trespassers.
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Investigations
Site Assessments in Oregon
DHS's EHAP Program works to assess and prevent human exposure to contamination at Oregon sites listed on the National Priority List (or Superfund sites) and at other hazardous waste sites that impact communities.
Portland Harbor Study
The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS), in cooperation with Multnomah County Health Department, is advising the public of high levels of PCBs in fish caught from Portland Harbor, in the lower Willamette River.
Education and Outreach
What does EHAP do?
To carry out its goal and to serve the needs of the public, EHAP's staff, a program coordinator, a toxicologist, an epidemiologist, and a community health educator, conduct the following activities:
Partners and Related Programs
Request EHAP'S Help
EHAP becomes involved in sites where there may be a health hazard, at the request of concerned individuals and organizations.

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