Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Pennsylvania DEP to Test Soil on School District Campus

June 12, 2008 - The PA Department of Environmental Protection will be taking a close look at soil on the campus of the Muhlenberg School District in Berks County. The DEP says it will use its mobile analytical laboratory to conduct soil tests next week. The sampling is in response to area residents' concerns about the soil possibly being contaminated.

In March 2007, at the request of Pennsylvania Senator Mike O'Pake, (D) Berks County, the DEP and teh state Health Department agreed to look into concerns over a possible cancer cluster in the township.

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