EPA Slows Radiation Testing

While the Japanese nuclear radiation releases are antihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifcipated to continue for at least another three months, and while the EPA continues to find elevated radiation levels in food and water in the USA, the EPA has discontinued frequent radiation monitoring:

"Results from one drinking water and two precipitation samples detected low levels of radioactive material consistent with estimated releases from the damaged nuclear reactors."

"EPA has returned to the routine RadNet sampling and analysis process for precipitation, drinking water and milk."
"In accordance with normal RadNet protocol, EPA will be analyzing milk and drinking water samples on a quarterly basis and precipitation samples as part of a monthly composite. The next round of milk and drinking water sampling will take place in approximately three months."


The EPA's mission:

The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment.

EPA's purpose is to ensure that:
all Americans are protected from significant risks to human health and the environment where they live, learn and work; ...

Why has the EPA stopped monitoring for the continuing radiation risks? This looks like a way to avoid collecting data about harmful pollutants in food and water.