Samples of Guam's air will be collected today and sent to a laboratory in Montgomery, Ala., so they can be analyzed for radioactivity.
Sam Poppell, one of two radiological response team commanders with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, yesterday said a RadNet machine is being run 24 hours a day to collect samples of the radiation, gases and particles in Guam's air.
The machine is located at Guam Homeland Security and Office of Civil Defense in Agana Heights.
Poppell said it could take a day for the samples to get to Alabama and, depending what the laboratory is testing for, it also could take days to analyze. He added that the sample will be analyzed by the EPA's National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory.
The recent 9.0-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit Japan led to three explosions at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which has been leaking dangerous levels of radiation, according to The Associated Press. No radiation has been detected on passengers or cargo entering Guam, and food is safe to eat, according to the governor's office.
Sam Poppell, one of two radiological response team commanders with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, yesterday said a RadNet machine is being run 24 hours a day to collect samples of the radiation, gases and particles in Guam's air.
The machine is located at Guam Homeland Security and Office of Civil Defense in Agana Heights.
Poppell said it could take a day for the samples to get to Alabama and, depending what the laboratory is testing for, it also could take days to analyze. He added that the sample will be analyzed by the EPA's National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory.
The recent 9.0-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit Japan led to three explosions at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which has been leaking dangerous levels of radiation, according to The Associated Press. No radiation has been detected on passengers or cargo entering Guam, and food is safe to eat, according to the governor's office.
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