Mn-prog-events Mailing List: 10/24 7pm Toxic Hazards in S Mpls

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

Carol Greenwood <CarolGwood [at] aol.com> sent this announcement

Toxic Hazards and Your Community
Industrial Sources in South Minneapolis
Monday, October 24, 2005
7:00 pm, Matthews Center
2318 29th Ave. S. Minneapolis

For more information, please contact Bernie at Bernie [at] sng.org
Phone, 612.338.6205, x102, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Worried About Your Exposure to Toxic Substances?
The workshop will be taught by Dr. William Toscano, Chair of the
Environmental Health Sciences division of the University of Minnesota
School of Public Health. 
Representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency have indicated they 
plan to attend so as to answer your questions about arsenic contamination and 
clean-up in Phillips and Seward neighborhoods.   Minnesota Department of 
Agriculture, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Minneapolis Environmental 
Inspections representatives will also attend, if they can work it into their 
schedules.
The Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach at the University of
Minnesota School of Public Health and several neighborhood-based
organizations are pleased to offer free community education on the toxic
hazards that are present in South Minneapolis
This third of four sessions concerning toxins will cover:

Third Session (Industrial Activity as source):
-Detailed information about specific toxicants that are sourced from
industrial/commercial/disposal operations including incineration. -Also
discussed: workplace exposures and releases (spills, polluted sites, air
and water discharges) that constitute a risk to the individual or
community.
-Toxins from industrial activities such as VOCs, arsenic, heavy metals,
and PBTs
-Characteristics of industrial toxins (environmental behavior)
-What individuals/community can do to reduce industrial toxins and their
health impacts (exposure and risk).

The goals of this series of workshops are to raise peoples' awareness of
toxic substances, promote risk reduction strategies and emphasize the fact
that there are many easy things people can do to reduce and prevent the
effect of toxicants on their and their family's lives.

There will be lots of opportunity to ask question
and learn in an interactive way. Donâ??t miss this chance to talk with one
of the premier authorities in Minnesota about toxic exposures to you and
your family. Free activities for children ages 4-10 provided by South
Minneapolis YMCA.

The last program in the series will involve a discussion about toxicants
produced from Home and Garden activities and will occur on Monday,
November 28, 2005.

For more information, please contact Bernie at Bernie [at] sng.org
Phone, 612.338.6205, x102, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
These programs are sponsored in part, by a grant from the National
Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS) as part of the Midwest
Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training.

Co-sponsored by the following organizations:

Seward Neighborhood Group Longfellow Community Council 
South Minneapolis YMCA