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Environmental Health Assessment Program (EHAP)
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Reduces exposure to hazardous substances present in Oregon's environment
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EHAP's goal is to evaluate and prevent exposure to hazardous substances from industrial waste sites, unplanned releases of toxic substances, and other sources of pollution present in Oregon's environment. As part of the evaluation of a hazardous waste site, EHAP examines the risk of adverse human health effects associated with such exposures and educates the community on how to reduce or prevent exposures.
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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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