[CPEO-BIF] New Orleans airborne mold

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Natural Resources Defense Council
November 16, 2005

New Orleans Environmental Quality Test Results 
NRDC finds dangerously high levels of mold in the New Orleans area. 

An NRDC scientific team traveled to New Orleans in October 2005 to
investigate potential health threats in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
The team found dangerous levels of mold inside homes and outdoors,
posing an immediate health risk to returning residents. The team also
examined levels of particulate air pollution and concentrations of
endotoxin, an airborne toxin created by bacteria. Federal officials have
failed to monitor for these health risks and have neglected to warn the
people of New Orleans of the threat to their safety. The following pages
present detailed results of our testing, as well as a health advisory
and cleanup recommendations for individuals and government agencies. 

For more information, see
http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/katrinadata/contents.asp


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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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