GAO: First Responders' Detection of Hazardous Releases Inadequate

WASHINGTON, DC, July 3, 2008 (ENS) - More than six years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, local first responders do not have tools to accurately and quickly identify the release of chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials in an urban environment, according to a new report issued by the Government Accountability Office, GAO, the investigative branch of Congress. ...