Showing posts with label pollution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pollution. Show all posts

September 6, 2007

News We Knew Already

Report Faults EPA on 9/11 Clean Up
Ah, excuse me?

EPA[‘s] … decision not to include other items may limit the overall effectiveness of this program. For example, while EPA agreed to test for more contaminants, it did not agree to evaluate risks in areas north of Canal Street and in Brooklyn…. it cannot distinguish between normal urban, or background, dust and WTC dust.

Some experts!

http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/summary.php?rptno=GAO-07-1091&accno=A75667

Report Abstract

World Trade Center: EPA's Most Recent Test and Clean Program Raises Concerns That Need to Be Addressed to Better Prepare for Indoor Contamination Following Disasters GAO-07-1091 September 5, 2007 Highlights-PDF PDF

September 1, 2007

D’jah Want Extra Lung Disease on That Popcorn?

That buttery aroma might be toxic, too

Common chemical in popcorn at center of concern

By ANDREW SCHNEIDER
P-I SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/health/329640_popcorn30.html