It was disgraceful that the source of soot found in several parts of the south of Malta had not been identified yet, the Labour Party said today.

Environment spokesman Leo Brincat recalled that the Labour Party had pointed to the problem on August 1, and several mayors had raised the alarm even before that, but the governemnt was even now still saying that samples were being collected for analysis.

Such delays, Mr Brincat said, could proved harmful to people's health.

He insisted that analysis should be made, in Malta and abroad, as soon as possible to establish the nature and source of the soot.

The Sunday Times reported yesterday that efforts to discover the source of the black dust had not yet yielded any results since the original samples were contaminated.

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (Mepa) said it was still in the process of taking samples to determine the source as residents continue to demand answers.

See also

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20091018/local/black-dust-mystery-unresolved


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