January 28, 2008 - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 said today that in-home screenings for chemical vapors that may be rising from ground water in St. Louis Park, Minn., will begin this week. EPA's TAGA (Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer) bus, a specialized mobile air quality evaluation laboratory, arrived this weekend to assist with the project.
The study area includes approximately 300 properties near the intersection of Highway 7 and Wooddale Avenue.
The study was prompted by the discovery of vapors from volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, in area ground water samples. The VOCs have not affected local drinking water supplies but vapors could potentially rise through soil into buildings through basements and foundation cracks. EPA is working in partnership with St. Louis Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Minnesota Department of Health. The purpose of the study is to thoroughly investigate the situation and confirm that there is no immediate health concern.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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Jay,
We are extremely concerned about radon - and everything else - that could come with a Canadian company's plan to mine uranium in south Virginia (They are trying to get the state's moratorium lifted). What's worse, it would probably be open pit or some underground mining, rather than in-situ. We've read a lot about older cases of uranium contamination, but do you have any recent information on the hazards uranium mining can pose? This would be in a populous, unpredictable "wet" climate and there are a lot of concerns that need to be addressed as quickly as possible. The first public forum is Feb. 9. What can I tell residents to encourage them to stand up for their community?
Many thanks!
Worried for Virginia's future
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