EPA announced a $7 million program to test indoor spaces in New York's lower Manhattan area.

[gemma]

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $7 million program to test indoor spaces in New York's lower Manhattan area.

"It is time to begin this final phase in EPA's response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11," said Alan Steinberg, EPA regional administrator. "We hope that the program will provide peace of mind to people who live and work in lower Manhattan."

EPA scientists said the vast majority of occupied residential and commercial spaces in lower Manhattan have been repeatedly cleaned and it's believed the potential for exposure related to dust remaining from the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings is low.

The EPA says its new testing program will allow residents and building owners to have the air and dust in their units tested for four contaminants -- asbestos, lead, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and man-made fibers such as fiberglass. If elevated levels of any of the contaminants are found, they will be removed.

The EPA will open a 2-month registration period in January, with testing expected to begin in the spring.


© 2006 UPI

[MountainLaurel]

1. Five years after the fact

It occurs to them?

:mad: