CHEMICAL LEAK UPDATE: EPA reports extremely low glycidyl methacrylate detection in north Toledo

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported an extremely low detection of glycidyl methacrylate in an industrial area of north Toledo as the investigation into Tuesday night’s chemical leak continues.

In an update Sunday, Oct. 25, the EPA said its Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA) mobile laboratory detected the chemical Saturday afternoon at levels below reporting and screening thresholds.

The mobile lab continued sampling the air around the detection area for an hour but recorded no additional detections. The TAGA then resumed its established monitoring route through nearby neighborhoods, where no glycidyl methacrylate was detected…

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