2006 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 28 Mar 2006 18:54:57 -0000
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] "Health risks in Katrina's wake"
 
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
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