Arsenic Removal in Soil is Model Project; DEQ says 'unnecessary'

Arsenic Removal in Soil is Model Project; DEQ says 'unnecessary'
In a test project by the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and United Steelworkers of America, about three inches of topsoil said to be contaminated with arsenic as a result of Hurricane Katrina will be removed and replaced at 10 New Orleans homes. A spokesman for DEQ said the work is "completely unnecessary" because the arsenic levels fall into the standards for screening, not cleanup.   Leslie Williams, New Orleans Times-Picayune  03/24/2006  Read Article: New Orleans Times-Picayune