Healthy Schools Workshop to Explore Environmental Issues
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Source: EPA
Date: Monday, September 22nd, 2003
Mold and other environmental issues affecting schools will be the focus of an all-day "Healthy Schools" conference Wednesday in Westborough sponsored by E.P.A. and the Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety and the Multi-agency Task Force on Toxics in Schools. Media are invited to attend the day-long, comprehensive conference addressing environmental and occupational health and safety issues in schools. Topics to be covered include: indoor air quality, diesel exhaust, energy issues, lead in drinking water, etc.
When: Wednesday, September 24, 2003
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Wyndham Westborough
5400 Computer Drive
Westborough, Massachusetts 01581
Phone: 508-366-5511
Please note that this will be a working conference, no formal press conference is planned.
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