MARIETTA— “The preliminary results of the first comprehensive environmental study of manganese-exposed adults in the U.S. were discussed during a public meeting Thursday evening at Marietta College.
The results showed those who live within 2.5 miles of Eramet on Ohio 7 are exposed to higher levels of manganese and they also scored worse on neuropsychological tests
Still, the overall results do not indicate there are negative health effects from airborne and blood manganese in Marietta residents.
About 50 people attended the meeting, including Marietta residents Beth and Toby Eddy. The couple said they were a little uneasy going into the meeting because they didn’t know what to expect, but they felt relieved at the end.”
— Ashley Hill, Parkersburg News and Sentinel
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MARIETTA — “New information from a long-awaited study on the effects of airborne manganese is set to be presented later this month to those in the Marietta area.
Rosemarie Bowler, a neuropsychologist from San Francisco State University, will be in town June 24, along with others involved in the study, which was recommended by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and funded through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
‘We’re coming to Marietta to give feedback to the community on our preliminary results,’ Bowler said.
The presentation is scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. at Marietta College and will include time for questions.”
— Kate York, Marietta Times
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MARIETTA – “The shutdown of Eramet Marietta’s No. 18 ferromanganese furnace due to an operational incident Sunday evening will apparently impact the company’s production schedule for an as-yet undetermined period of time.
On Monday Eramet officials declared a ‘force majeure event’ – an unanticipated and uncontrollable incident that may affect the company’s ability to fulfill its contracts.
‘When there’s an inability to deliver a product, a force majeure declaration provides some protection for the company and allows us to set the wheels in motion to allocate some portions of the product to our customers,’ said Joy Frank-Collins, spokeswoman for Eramet Marietta.
She said no timeframe has been established for how long the force majeure declaration will remain in effect,”
— Sam Shawver, Parkersburg News and Sentinel
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MARIETTA – “An incident at Eramet over the weekend has left one furnace off line and started an internal investigation.”
“Eramet spokes people tell us that at roughly 8:00 Sunday night a “incident” caused damage to furnace number 18. Officials at the plant say they are not able to characterize the incident as an explosion, but property damage did result.”
“Eramet has launched an internal investigation into the incident. No injuries were reported.”
- Erin Pulsanti, WTAP News
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