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EPA monitors air quality in cleanup from Iowa floods
The US Environmental Protection Agency is conducting air sampling for asbestos and air monitoring for particulates as Iowa communities clean up from recent floods.
EPA on-scene coordinators will assess air quality by using fixed monitoring equipment situated at key points throughout the flood-damaged area. The initial locations for sampling and monitoring activities include the cities of Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Fort Madison, Iowa City, Keokuk, Montrose, Parkersburg, and Waterloo and Louisa County. The monitoring has begun in each of these locations.
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Australian environmental monitoring `lagging behind` US & UK standards
Australia is largely in the dark about the state of its own environment, according to a trio of leading scientists. Dr Andrew Campbell, Professor Hugh Possingham, director of the Ecology Centre in Brisbane, and Professor Will Steffen, of the Australian National University, delivered the damning verdict in an interview with ECOS magazine. They said environmental monitoring in Australia is lagging well behind the standards set by the US and UK.
According to the three scientists, it means authorities cannot reliably track changes in the environment because of a lack of baseline data, putting ... |
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