Have any of the test results revealed chemical levels that a present a hazard for public health?
No. Sampling results for vinyl chloride and asbestos fibers has continued in the community since the fire. Formosa sends a daily report to Illinois EPA with the previous days findings. To date, none of the sampling results have exceeded recommended federal safety standards. An asbestos standard has been established for site workers, with asbestos fibers not to exceed 0.1 fiber per cubic centimeter of air in the work zone. While there is no established level for asbestos in a community, Illinois Department of Public Health reviews measurements made in the outside air and compares those to this worker safety number. The measurements in the community have so far stayed from one to four percent of the worker safety standard, and that is considered within background levels of asbestos in most urban areas and safe for the general population. Vinyl chloride and other VOCs would not normally be found in background samples. However, the trace amounts of these site-related contaminants continue
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