[CPEO-BIF] Raytheon plume vapor testing, St. Petersburg, Florida

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

State Testing Air In Homes Near St. Pete Raytheon Plant

By MARK DOUGLAS
News Channel 8/Suncoast News (FL)
August 26, 2008

The Florida Department of Health has begun testing indoor air quality in 
homes surrounding the Raytheon defense plant in St. Petersburg.

"We are checking it because there was a concern from the community and 
also concern from the facility itself, and we just want to double-check 
that everybody's OK," said Susan Skye, a state Department of Health 
environmental scientist who organized the tests.

This marks the first time the health department has tested any home in 
the area for signs of indoor air contamination in connection with 
contaminated groundwater flowing from under the Raytheon site.


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For the entire article, see
http://suncoastpinellas.tbo.com/content/2008/aug/26/state-testing-air-homes-near-st-pete-raytheon-plan/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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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