NEW YORK, NY December 13, 2005 —Advisors to the federal Environmental Protection Agency say the EPA's latest plan to test for World Trade Center dust and contaminants is inadequate. And, at their final meeting today, many members of the expert panel say the EPA ignored their advice, wasted their time, and betrayed the public trust.

REPORTER: Doctor Mark Wilkenfeld, of Columbia University, says the EPA's final plan is flawed because it does not require landlords to comply, it excludes offices, and it covers only the area below Canal Street.

WILKENFELD: I don't think we can recommend that anyone participate, given the way it is, so it's kinda useless.

REPORTER: The panel's leader, an EPA. staff member, says the final plan incorporats much of the panelists' advice, and says the discussion might continue, even though the group has been formally disbanded.