Monday, September 14, 2009

Testing for toxics at schools sparks questions, lawsuits

Testing for toxics at schools sparks questions, lawsuits
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2009-09-14-toxic_N.htm

"On crisp fall mornings in the Allegheny River valley, the fog that hangs over Highlands High School usually burns off by the first bell. What remains in the air is the question.  Almost a year after tests by USA TODAY found significant levels of two potentially toxic metals in the air outside the school, local health officials expanded their own monitoring efforts here. The reason: Air samples taken by the county earlier this year showed even higher levels of the metals than what USA TODAY found — on two days, at least nine times more."

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