Reports, presentations, protocols and other information related to the investigation
OHA Public Health Assessment
ATSDR Health Consultation
Biological Monitoring for Exposure to Herbicides, Highway 36 Corridor
Summary
Public Meetings
OHA presentation from 4/10/12 public meeting and
Agenda.
See the public meeting on YouTube
OHA presentation from 5/28/13 public meeting and
Agenda. See the public meeting on YouTube
EPA update on the status of the air sampler development (5/28/13)
Questions and Answers from 5/28/13 public meeting. Staff did not have time to answer these at the public meeting.
Resources
Oregon Regulations on Pesticide Applications
Comparative analysis of Pacific NW forest requirements for aerial application of pesticides
Information about 2,4-D
Information about atrazine
Information about using biomonitoring equivalents (BE) as a screening tool for 2,4-D in urine
Laboratory Methods and Protocols
EPA's Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for passive air samplers
Fall 2011 urine and environmental sampling protocol
EPA's Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for the fall 2011 environmental samples
Laboratory protocol used for analyzing 2,4-D
Laboratory protocol used for analyzing atrazine
PeaceHealth clinic's urine sample collection protocol
ODA's Standard Operating Procedures
To obtain ODA’s laboratory methods and protocols used for the fall 2011 food and soil samples, contact their laboratory at 503-872-6644. To obtain DEQ’s laboratory protocols used for the fall 2011 water samples, contact DEQ’s Laboratory at 800-452-4011.
Historical Documents
Draft Public Health Assessment issued for public comment and
Summary
Alsea II Study
EPA halts most use of herbicide 2,4,5-T; Science 16 March 1979: Vol. 203 no. 4385 pp. 1090-1091
EPA Press Statement banning 2,4,5-T, 1979