EPA Hurricane Public Service Announcements

EPA has released six radio public service announcements (PSAs) warning of potential environmental and health hazards when residents return to their homes and businesses in hurricane impacted areas. Since cleanup activities can pose significant health and environmental challenges, the PSAs are designed to highlight possible hazardous situations residents may be exposed to such as: leaking natural gas lines; carbon monoxide poisoning from using un-vented fuel-burning equipment indoors; toxic fumes from household cleaners and disinfectants; airborne asbestos and lead dust; hazardous waste; and contaminated flood water.

The scripts & audio files are for public use and can be found at http://www.epa.gov/katrina/newsroom/psa/html. They are also being distributed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to shelters housing evacuees.