Final Report

Illness Indicators In Lompoc, California An Evaluation Of Available Data
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is pleased to announce the release of the final report Illness Indicators in Lompoc, California: An Evaluation of Available Data (June 1998). The report was prepared at the request of the Department of Pesticide Regulation, who asked that OEHHA "evaluate which illnesses in the Lompoc area are occurring at a higher rate than would normally be expected." OEHHA examined hospital discharges, birth defects rates, and cancer incidence and found that respiratory illnesses, in particular asthma and bronchitis, appeared to be elevated in Lompoc with respect to comparison areas. The report does not examine causality for any illness increases.

Go to the download page for the report.

Copies of the report also are available at the Lompoc Public Library/Reference Desk, 501 East North Avenue, Lompoc, California.

Additionally, the report may be ordered from Copies Unlimited, 5904 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90028, (213) 462-5532. The price for a loose-leaf, three-hole punch copy is $21.66 (includes California tax, shipping and handling). For more information on binding options, mailing, and discounts for multiple copies, please call Copies Unlimited.

If you would like to receive further information, please contact Dr. Joy Wisniewski at (916) 327-7324 (Sacramento office).

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Last Updated July 7, 1998