[CPEO-BIF] Soil contamination stud, Tonawanda Coke, Buffalo, New York

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Study: Tonawanda Coke contamination not wipespread
BUFFALO: Scientists share final findings from soil examination.

By Charlotte Hsu Special to the Gazette
Lockport Journal (NY)
February 27, 2022
 
BUFFALO — Scientists from the Tonawanda Coke Soil Study hosted a community meeting on Feb. 24 to share the final results of the research with the public.

Researchers investigated soil pollution in communities that may have been in the path of emissions from the former Tonawanda Coke Corporation plant. A federal judge ordered Tonawanda Coke to fund the research after the company was convicted of violating the Clean Air Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Beginning in 2017, scientists worked with community members to collect over 350 soil samples from properties in the City of Tonawanda, Town of Tonawanda, Kenmore, Grand Island and a small section of Buffalo. The research team then tested the soil samples for a variety of chemicals, and worked to understand whether certain pollutants may have originated at Tonawanda Coke.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/study-tonawanda-coke-contamination-not-wipespread/article_a2e739a9-1e9e-5686-b2aa-e6f955ab60e3.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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