The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says members of its staff will be available in East Palestine Thursday night to talk about results of soil testing being conducted following the February 3 derailment, chemical spill, and fire in that community.

EPA representatives are scheduled to attend a community open house on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at East Palestine High School.

The EPA is reporting preliminary data from some of the soil sampling related to the controlled burn that occurred during response actions to the train derailment in East Palestine.

While final results will be available in the coming weeks, EPA says its review of the preliminary data indicates levels of semi-volatile organic chemicals and dioxins in the samples are similar to typical background levels.

Soil removal continues at the derailment site and approximately 8,393 tons of contaminated soil has shipped to disposal facilities.

Four- and five-member EPA and Norfolk Southern crews wearing high visibility vests have been scooping up samples at agricultural, commercial, recreational, and residential properties in both Ohio and Pennsylvania.

To date, 102 properties have been sampled. This soil sampling effort will help identify if contaminants, including Semi Volatile Organic Compounds and dioxins, are present and may have been caused by the train derailment.

During the soil removal at the derailment site, EPA and independent contractors are conducting air monitoring within the work zone and throughout the surrounding community.

This includes continuous air monitoring and sampling at the site and throughout the community as well as the use of EPA’s Trace Atmospheric Gas Analyzer (TAGA) mobile laboratory which is conducting an air monitoring route near the soil excavation area.

The EPA has said it does not anticipate exceedances of levels of health concern as a result of the soil removal work.