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EPA Says ‘All Clear’ After Phoenix High School Mercury Spill


Posted: 27 Feb 2009 10:55 PM PST



The Environmental Protection Agency has completed its emergency
response following a mercury spill at Agua Fria High School in Phoenix.

An EPA news release Friday said mercury contamination has been
cleaned up at the school and at homes that were affected.

The EPA’s Emergency Response program was mobilized on February
13 after being notified of the spill.


Over the past 11 days, the belongings of approximately 450
students and staff were screened for mercury. Mercury screenings

were also conducted at 66 homes of students and staff whose

belongings were found to be contaminated with mercury.


Six of the inspected homes had moderate levels of mercury
contamination and three of the homes required more extensive

decontamination with two families temporarily relocating. The
families displaced by the decontamination returned to their
homes February 24.


The EPA said, at the school, mercury contamination in all
classrooms, locker rooms, outside areas and buses impacted by

the spill has been cleaned up. However, restoration of these

areas is not complete.


The Avondale Police Department is leading the ongoing
investigation in the February 12th spill. Federal law allows

the EPA three years to investigate the cause of the spill
and recover costs.


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Prepared Citizens - Prepared Communities


Posted: 27 Feb 2009 05:21 PM PST



The Homeland Security Response Network will launch next
week. As part of the NTARC’s “Prepared Communities”

Initiative this network was created to promote emergency

preparedness through awareness, education, community

involvement and partnerships between individuals, groups and

organizations.


Although the site has not yet launched, registration is open
and over 900 people have registered.


We look forward to working with each of you and your
groups as we begin building a vibrant, prepared online

community. Register today!



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Man Arrested for Allegedly Targeting President, Others With HIV-Infected
Blood


Posted: 27 Feb 2009 09:59 AM PST



A man from President Obama’s hometown of Chicago has been
arrested for allegedly sending Obama and his staff envelopes

containing HIV-infected blood, in the hopes of killing or harming
them.


It’s only the second time ever that HIV-infected blood has been
sent with malicious intent through the U.S. mail system, a

spokesman for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said.


In the weeks leading up to Obama’s inauguration, Saad Hussein,
an Ethiopian refugee in his late 20’s, sent an envelope addressed

to “Barack Obama” to offices of the Illinois government in

Springfield, Ill., according to court documents. The envelope contained
a series of unusual items, including a letter with reddish stains

and an admission ticket for Obama’s election-night celebration in

Chicago’s Grant Park.


Court documents said Hussein, who takes drugs to treat a mental

illness, later told FBI agents he is “very sick with HIV” and cut his

fingers with a razor so he could bleed on the letter.


Hazmat teams were called in after the envelope was opened, and
offices of the Illinois Department on Aging and the Department of

Revenue were locked down for nearly two hours, locking 300
staffers in their offices, court documents said.


Hussein, with his brother acting as an interpreter, told FBI
agents he was actually "an admirer” of Obama and was

“seeking help from the government,” according to court

documents. He also told them he was hoping to obtain tickets

to the inaugural ceremonies in Washington, the documents said.

Days after sending the letter to Obama, Hussein allegedly
placed two more letters
in the mail, one addressed to

“Emanuel,” an apparent reference to Obama’s current chief of
staff, Rahm Emanuel. The two letters contained what appeared

to be dried blood, the court documents said.



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