Independent air monitoring in Commerce City finds unknown radioactivity

Detlev Helmig of Boulder A.I.R., left, speaks about the results of a year-long air monitoring project conducted in Commerce City during an event held at University of Denver on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) — Detlev Helmig of Boulder AIR, left, speaks about the results of a year-long air monitoring project conducted in Commerce City during an event held at University of Denver on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Noelle Phillips | nphillips@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: March 15, 2023 at 5:52 PM MDT | UPDATED: March 16, 2023 at 11:52 AM MDT

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A year-long air monitoring project in Commerce City found there are more harmful pollutants in the air than people realize, and that federal and state environmental authorities are not doing enough to regulate it and protect people's health.

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