The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday revisited Crane on the West Coast of Demerara for more sampling of a mysterious substance that has been oozing in several houses.
November 3 marked exactly one month since the appearance of a substance which has since been described by the EPA as “some type of hydroxide”. Despite the attention of the EPA, which has made repeated visits to the affected areas, the substance’s origin and composition remain unresolved. Recent developments reveal a complex investigative process and an array of theories, but no definitive conclusions have been reached.
During a visit to Crane yesterday, Kemraj Parsram, Head of the EPA, and EPA chemist Patrick Ketwaru led a team to further investigate the homes affected by the substance. According to Ketwaru, the emergence of the substance has been erratic and unexplained. “What is strange is that the emergence is periodic,” Ketwaru said. “You can’t relate it to anything like rainfall; it just appears at random intervals.”
