[CPEO-BIF] "Health risks in Katrina's wake"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Health Business
Analysis: Health risks in Katrina's wake

By OLGA PIERCE
United Press International
March 27, 2006

WASHINGTON -- New Orleans residents who are returning to their homes in 
the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are finding that, although the 
immediate threat to their safety has passed, health risks remain.

But despite the dangers from the mold and toxic chemicals that Katrina 
left behind, New Orlean's healthcare infrastructure is still stuggling, 
with the city's most needy paying the highest price.

...


As the weather warms, federal authorities are warning of the increased 
environmental hazards the hurricane, and accompanying flooding, left 
behind.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.upi.com/HealthBusiness/view.php?StoryID=20060327-083234-3635r

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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
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