In May 1999, an island resident asked ATSDR to evaluate whether any health problems in Vieques residents might be associated with potential releases of hazardous substances from military training activities on the island.
These activities included live bombing exercises conducted by the U.S. Navy. The Navy owned approximately one-half of Vieques until May 2003... Continue »
2011 Vieques Report
From 1999 through 2003, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) looked at whether U.S. Navy past military activity exposed Viequenses to harmful levels of chemicals. In 2009, we began updating our original findings. We evaluated data that we did not have in 2003.
This report, available in English [PDF, 5.48 MB] and Español [PDF, 3.63 MB], presents ATSDR's conclusions and recommendations... Continue »
What You Should Know...
Exposure Pathways
ATSDR identified the following ways residents living on Vieques could potentially be exposed to contamination by
Drinking Water,
Contacting Soil,
Eating Seafood and
Breathing Air
ATSDR evaluated each of these exposure pathways in a separate public health assessment... More »
Related Resources
2011 Fact Sheets of ATSDR’s Environmental Health Evaluation
- Summary Fact Sheets
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