[CPEO-BIF] Regulators meet with parents about Bronx (New York) New School former site

[lsiegel@cpeo.org]

State health agencies take on investigation of toxic P.S. 51 as parents,
Bronx community still seek answers

Notorious Bronx school to undergo thorough tests for toxins

BY CORINNE LESTCH
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
March 28, 2012

The state took the first step Monday in addressing longstanding concerns
about the dangerous levels of toxins found at Public School 51 The Bronx
New School last January.

Representatives from the state Department of Health and Division of
Environmental Remediation talked about their investigation of the source
and health effects of trichloroethylene at a Community Board 7 meeting.

"We?re going to sample the sidewalk to determine how far the contamination
went," said Dana Kaplan, an environmental engineer with the DEC. "There
are so many factors to take into account."

The DEC will take environmental samples of the building and surrounding
area, especially the basement and cafeteria, where TCE levels were
highest.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/state-health-agencies-investigation-toxic-p-s-51-parents-bronx-community-seek-answers-article-1.1051470

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Lenny Siegel
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a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
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