Sandy Leaves Long List Of Health Threats

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Sandy Leaves Long List Of Health Threats
Rob Stein November 1, 2012
Public health officials are warning that people in areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy face many risks in the aftermath and are urging people to protect themselves from health threats in the water, air and even their refrigerators.
As millions of people try to put their lives back together, the most obvious threat is the floodwaters themselves. In many places, the water could be a toxic stew.
“Floodwaters potentially could contain mixtures of a variety of chemicals such as pesticides, paint, gasoline, you know other things for example that you might store in your garage or your basement that might actually get all flooded out,” says Tina Tan, the state epidemiologist for the New Jersey Department of Health….(more).

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