Swann Park Closed Until Further Notice |
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| Swann Park Task Force Releases Final Report |
| April 18, 2008. The Swann Park Task Force has sent its third and final report to Mayor Sheila Dixon.
In this report, the Task Force examines the implications of Swann Park for Maryland’s environmental policy. The report makes recommendations on public access to information about contaminated sites, priorities, and funding for clean-up. [Press Release] [Letter to Mayor Dixon] [Final Report] |
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| Final Report from Federal Health Team on Swann Park Released |
| October 26, 2007. The Baltimore City Health Department is releasing the final report of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry on Swann Park. The report updates the federal agency’s preliminary report by incorporating new information on soil in the park and comments from the community. Agency officials will come to Baltimore on November 1 to discuss the findings with the public. [Press Release] [Final Report] |
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| Swann Park Task Force Sends Letter to Mayor Dixon |
| October 1, 2007. The Swann Park Task Force sent a letter to Mayor Sheila Dixon today reviewing research conducted by a Johns Hopkins School of Public Health research team at Swann Park in the 1970s, which found high levels of arsenic in the park’s soil. [Letter to Mayor Dixon] [Press Release] |
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| Update on Federal Agency Review |
| August 16, 2007. The preliminary Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Report on arsenic exposure in Swann Park was presented to the public in June for comment. The comment period closed on July 30. The final report, updated with more comprehensive environmental sampling data and new bioaccessability results from the site, as well as public comments, is expected to be released by the end of 2007. |
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| Swann Park Task Force Releases First Report |
| July 10, 2007.
The Swann Park Task Force, convened by the Baltimore City Health Department in May 2007, at the request of Mayor Sheila Dixon, has released its first report. [First Interim Report to Mayor Sheila Dixon] [Supporting Documents] [Press Release] |
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| April 19, 2007. On the recommendation of the Baltimore City Health Department and the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Department is closing Swann Park in South Baltimore. Earlier today, test results indicated elevated levels of arsenic in the soil at the park. [Closing announcement] |
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| Click here for information on the Swann Park Task Force |
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| Information on Arsenic and Swann Park |
| Factsheet on Arsenic and Swann Park |
| Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Factsheet on Arsenic |
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