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Aug. 7, 2000- A second set of air quality tests are good news for residents of a Murray apartment complex.

Demolition crews imploded the Murray smokestacks Sunday morning, and a huge cloud of dust moved through the city in areas the EPA hadn't anticipated.

Initially the EPA found unacceptable levels of arsenic at the Lost Creek Apartments. So it's crews were out there last night washing down sidewalks.

The good news is, it's all clear at Lost Creek now. A second set of tests detected no arsenic in the air.

Last night, word spread quickly through the complex, alarming and really upsetting some residents, but the EPA insists there is nothing to worry about.

Willie/Lost Creek Resident: "WHEN I CALLED THE EPA LAST NIGHT, THE MURRAY HOTLINE, I GOT DOUBLE TEAMED. I SAID 'IS THE EPA GONNA COME CLEAN MY APARTMENT?' THEY SAID 'NO, IS IT DIRTY?' I SAID 'THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT, THE POINT BEING YOU GUYS DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF IT RIGHT. YOU BLEW IT. WAS ALL WRONG.'

ARE YOU WORRIED?

YEAH I'M WORRIED. THEY WASHED DOWN THE SIDEWALKS. BIG DEAL. WHAT ABOUT THE GRASS? WHAT ABOUT THE ENVIROMENT? WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN PLAYING ON THE GRASS?

Eleanor Dwight/U.S. Environmental Prot. Agency: "THE PEOPLE THAT WERE EXPOSED TO THAT WERE ALL OF A FEW MINUTES. THAT IS NOT OF ANY LEVEL OF CONCERN. IN ORDER FOR ARSENIC TO HARM YOU YOU HAVE TO HAVE DOSES OVER A LONG-TERM PERIOD."

Still the EPA is not taking any chances. A toxicologist is taking a close look at everything just to make sure.

One symptom of too much arsenic exposure is an upset stomach, but once again the EPA says it's nothing to worry about.

One other note-- at site itself the bricks will be sprayed with a sticky gel to keep them from emitting any more dust. It is then up to the property owner to figure out what to do with them next.

Details From AP