Monrovia, Feb. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has concluded that the hydrochloric acid spill reported near Money Sweet Town in Jorquelleh District Number Two, Bong County, was successfully contained and poses no lasting threat to the environment, groundwater, or nearby wetlands.

The conclusion was announced Saturday evening in Gbarnga by the Executive Director of the EPA, Dr Emmanuel King-Urey Yarkpawolo, during a press engagement with journalists, civil society representatives, and local intellectuals at the Bong County Athletic and Social Intellectual Center. Dr Urey presented the outcome of an extensive environmental investigation conducted by the agency following public anxiety over the incident.

According to Dr Urey...