The visit will come 13 days after a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed and caught fire in the small village.
around East Palestine is generally safe, but private wells are in the process of being tested. Until those results are in, Vanderhoff encouraged residents with a private water supply to drink and use bottled water.in East Palestine. Officials will also sample soil in key areas, including near where the cars filled with vinyl chloride burned.
Regan said the EPA is assisting with water testing. In the wake of the derailment and controlled burn, thousands of fish have been killed in various creeks around and near Columbiana County, where East Palestine sits. "I want to see and verify myself, but I have complete confidence in the partnership that's been exhibited with the state leadership on water quality testing and our ability to support that water quality testing," Regan said."The air quality monitoring data that we are providing is done with the highest technologies available. Air, mobile and stationary air monitors to give us real-time data, 24/7, so that we can ensure safety.
"Since the fire went out on Feb. 8, EPA air monitoring has not detected any levels of health concern in the community that are attributed to the train derailment," EPA Region 5 Administrator said in a statement on the agency's website."Air monitoring data was provided to state health agencies on Feb. 8 for review prior to the state's decision to lift the evacuation.
Shore also said in her statement that vinyl chloride has not been detected in any of the nearly 400 homes that the EPA had screened under a voluntary program as of Tuesday morning. Sixty-five additional homes were scheduled to be screened that afternoon, she [email protected]
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