Saturday, August 18, 2007

EPA Will Take Air Samples at Illinois Beach State Park

"At U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5's request, a special team from EPA's Environmental Response Center will soon begin air sampling at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, Ill., to better determine the level of airborne asbestos.

In June 2007, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry asked EPA's national technical review workgroup on asbestos to review its Illinois Beach State Park Exposure Investigation Draft Report. ATSDR's draft report provides an interpretation of the air samples taken for asbestos in May and August 2006." |Read more|

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