KARAMAZOO, Michigan — Several employees of the State Environmental Agency, part of an investigation into potentially dangerous gases found in parts of Kalamazoo, address citizens at a public city meeting.
State officials are scheduled to speak at a public meeting of the Kalamazoo Environmental Affairs Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 4:30 pm, spokesperson Jill Greenberg told the MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette. The meeting will be held in the community room on his second floor at Kalamazoo City Hall.
Greenberg said he will attend with assistant division director Chris Ethridge and district supervisor of the air quality division, Rex Lane.
The agency will outline what is happening with Graphic Packaging International and its investigation of the area around the city of Kalamazoo’s wastewater treatment plant, and will answer questions from attendees, Greenberg said on MLive on Oct. 17. / told the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Investigators have found elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide gas in the area, which can be a health hazard. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is working on health consultations to determine potential health risks from airborne chemicals.
Greenberg said the group will provide updates on issues important to the community, but she said it was not intended to disseminate new information about research or “bombshells.” rice field.
“The more information we get, the better,” said Greenberg. Greenberg said they will talk about a drone flight that collected data at the city’s sewage treatment plant in May.
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Drones flown by the state of Michigan detected potentially dangerous levels of toxins in the air above the city’s wastewater treatment plant, and further investigations are planned.
The city has since launched new research involving wearable sensors to further check for chemicals found by drones. The city hopes to find out if there are any sources of formaldehyde running into the sewage treatment plant premises and track them down.
Kalamazoo City Commission members discussed the issue at a meeting on Monday, Oct. 18, when several commissioners asked whether the levels of gas seen represented a health risk.
Monica Brothers, an environmental quality analyst, was scheduled to speak with the Environmental Concerns Committee last month but had to cancel, chairman Aaron Wright said at a meeting in September.
Graphic Packaging International in Kalamazoo on October 6th. On this day, the state announced hardening measures for facilities.
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