Table 1.
Agencies that assumed primary roles in the cross-sectional exposure assessment of environmental contaminants in Churchill County, Nevada, 2001–2003, including the responsibilities of each agency.
| NSHD | CDC/ATSDR | NDEP | NDOA | USGS | NAS-Fallon | City of Fallon, Mayor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study design | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Environmental samples | |||||||
| Collection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Analysis | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Biologic samples | |||||||
| Collection | ✓ | ||||||
| Analysis | ✓ | ||||||
| Results interpretation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Community meeting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Abbreviations: NDEP, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection; NDOA, Nevada Department of Agriculture.