Daily Archives: June 2, 2012

CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) -

State Representative Dale Mallory (D)is worried that the bedbug problem in Cincinnati may lead to sour notes during the World Choir Games, asthousands ofvisitors willheadto the tri-state.

"The Ohio General Assembly recently passed a resolution to honor July as World Choir Games Month, and with that honor comes a responsibility to protect the residents of Cincinnati. My fear is that Cincinnati may not be remembered for hosting the best World Choir Games ever." said Rep. Mallory. "I am bringing the Joint Bed Bugs Task Force together to develop a concrete plan for Cincinnati and Hamilton County to mitigate bed bug infestations before the World Choir Games start."

Rep. Mallorysays he hopes toconvene the Task Force prior to the games, and says hewants to engage various stakeholders and interested parties in the month of June. The result of the Task Force meeting will be the blueprint and roadmap to lessening greater infestations for Cincinnati's guests during the World Choir Games, and will poise the area to put forth deliberate efforts beyond the month of July.

Rep. Mallory hopes to convene the Joint Bed Bugs Task Force within the next week and a half.

Copyright 2012 WXIX. All rights reserved.

Read the original post:
Local lawmaker worried about bedbugs prior to World Choir Games

The effects of Marcellus Shale drilling on our water and air were among the subjects at a conference at Oglebay Park on public health issues.

The annual conference, hosted by the Ohio County Health Department, presented experts including the man who sampled air quality at Mt. St. Helens and the Kuwait oil fires.

They spoke at length about gas drilling in the Ohio Valley.

The health experts on the panel today said wells in the area are leaking benzene, toluene, formaldehyde and xylene.

They say three wells in this area have exploded in the past.

Hundreds from the public health fields attended.

Speakers addressed how air quality could be better monitored, and how the experts feel about the proposed well to be drilled near Wheeling Park High School.

"Well, I think it's a mistake for the industry to come in and subject the students to what is really a poorly designed experiment," said Dr. Benjamin Stout of Wheeling Jesuit University. "What is our kids' health going to be like 10 or 20 years down the road?"

And Dr. Michael McCawley of West Virginia University spoke on the need for monitoring air quality.

"Of course the concerns are the volatile organic chemicals and the particulates," said McCawley. "And one of the things I've been talking about is making the concentrations in the air a transparent issue, with the monitors to be set up online, with the data available to anyone who wants to see it."

Read this article:
Health Conference Focused On Everything From Shale Drilling To Bed Bugs