Government releases gas in London
Gasman | 09.07.2007 10:12
Tony McNulty, the Minister of State for the Home Department, has informed Parliament about a series of tracer gas trials which are taking place in the Westminster area of London.
The tests are part of the Home Office’s chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) Science and Technology Programme. They are expected to help improve understanding of the movement of air-borne material in the urban environment and will improve the UK’s ability to deal with the consequences of a CBRN release through an increased knowledge of the dispersion of material in the urban environment.
The trials will involve the release of small amounts of non-toxic, odourless gases in the Marylebone area of Westminster. They started on 20th May 2007 and will run for a four to six week period during which time information leaflets will be available to the public. The tracer trials will pose no adverse effect on public health or on the daily routine in the Marylebone area of Westminster.
Similar tracer trials, led by the Department for Transport were undertaken on 25th March and 1st April 2007 as part of a study looking at air movement within the London Underground environment.
The trials will involve the release of small amounts of non-toxic, odourless gases in the Marylebone area of Westminster. They started on 20th May 2007 and will run for a four to six week period during which time information leaflets will be available to the public. The tracer trials will pose no adverse effect on public health or on the daily routine in the Marylebone area of Westminster.
Similar tracer trials, led by the Department for Transport were undertaken on 25th March and 1st April 2007 as part of a study looking at air movement within the London Underground environment.
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