Media Advisory: REMOP presents an environmental monitoring panel discussion

The University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory’s Radiological Education, Monitoring and Outreach Project will host a panel discussion on Monday, Nov. 27 at 10:30 a.m. at the Burke County Library in Waynesboro, Georgia. The library is located at 130 GA-24.

Panelists will discuss the current radiological environmental programs serving the Central Savannah River Area. Participants on the panel will include representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy-Savannah River and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

This event is open to the public.

REMOP is a community outreach program designed to educate Burke County residents about environmental monitoring, including metals and radioactive elements. The program is supported by the Atlanta-based non-profit, Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions.

For questions about the meeting, please call Megan Winzeler, the program coordinator, at 803-725-2649 or email mewinzeler@srel.uga.edu

Media Contact: Vicky L. Sutton-Jackson, 803-725-2752, vsuttonj@srel.uga.edu