Oh - you thought you were safe from GATES and friends in the comfort of your own home ?
New York City's response plans for a chemical or biological attack will be put to the test in the coming weeks as part of a federal preparedness study.Non-Toxic Gas to Be Deployed in 100 NYC Locations, Including Transit, In Bio-Attack Readiness Test
New York City’s response plans for a chemical or biological attack will be put to the test in the coming weeks as part of a federal preparedness study. The MTA says the Department of Homeland Security working alongside a team of researchers and city agencies will deploy a non-toxic gas this...
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Homeland Security Releasing "Harmless" Gases In The Subway To Test Bioterror Airflow
The tests started today, and will be conducted through Friday.
gothamist.com
The MTA says the Department of Homeland Security working alongside a team of researchers and city agencies will deploy a non-toxic gas this month at about 120 locations across the city, including transit.
Most of the locations will be above ground, including some parks. A number of below-ground subway stations will also be included, though details on which ones weren't known.
AND OF COURSE - HOMELAND SECURITY DOESN'T ALLOW PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF GASES THEY ARE RELEASING IN THE AIR - ONLY THAT IT IS "HARMLESS"
Straphangers and anyone in the vicinity of testing operations are advised that the gas is non-toxic and poses no health risk to the public.
The study simulates "the aerosol release of a biological agent in a densely populated urban environment."
"The study will track movement of non-toxic material and the results from these tests will be used to learn more about the relationship between airflow in street level and underground environments," the MTA said.
Commuters can expect to see teams of researchers working at locations scattered across the city both above and below ground.
"The particles we release will have a... very small amount of fluorescent material," Dr. David Brown of the Argon National Labs, which is helping conduct the study, told reporters last week. "So, it can pick up that fluorescent material and discriminate that against all the other particles that are in the subway."
Researchers are using a new technology called DNATrax, which gives particles an identifying feature not dissimilar to a barcode.
The City conducted a similar test in July 2013, releasing low concentrations of "harmless" perfluorocarbons [PFCs] (PFC'S ARE HARMLESS PEOPLE - BREAKING NEWS) at central subway stations and tracking their dissemination. Some rogue pamphleteers warned straphangers that the gases, which authorities insisted are benign, have been linked to early menopause. Also found in microwave popcorn linings and Teflon-coated frying pans, scientists say the known greenhouse gasses are harmless in trace amounts, and have been used since the 70s to study how particles move through the atmosphere.
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