US Senators Sherrod Brown and J.D. Vance from Ohio sent a letter to the US EPA and Ohio EPA urging them to immediately coordinate regular testing and monitoring for dioxins in East Palestine and the surrounding area.
Experts say the soil and surfaces in East Palestine should be tested for dioxins, a group of toxic chemicals that can have long-term effects on the health of the area’s animals and people.
The company said last week it would no longer make the chemicals, which don t break down in the environment and linger in bodies. But researchers and advocates said the contamination would persist.
The bright blue shipping container stood out in the snow-covered landscape of Tablyn Park in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Inside, contractors calibrated a machine that state officials hope could help solve
In efforts to address long-running PFAS contamination in the east metro, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is trying to suck the chemicals out of groundwater.