| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Thu, 30 Jan 2014 07:05:45 -0800 (PST) |
| Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
| Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] Health study at Missouri Metals plume, St. Louis County, Missouri |
Elmwood Park being surveyed for health issues KSDK TV-5 News (St. Louis, Missouri) January 29, 2014 ST. LOUIS COUNTY – There's a health concern in north St. Louis County involving a number of households. Health officials are going door-to-door, trying to see how many people may be having problems because of a chemical spill three decades ago. The Elmwood Park neighborhood was built in an area where the old chemical plant Missouri Metals used to operate. The plant shut down about 30 years ago. As it turns out, the site is contaminated with a substance called TCE. The chemical can cause heart conditions and immunity problems for unborn children whose mothers are exposed. … For the entire article, see http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/01/29/elmwood-park-health-issues-tce-chemical-spill/5038813/ -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545 Fax: 650-961-8918 LSiegel@cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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