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From: "Stuart, Ralph" <Ralph.Stuart**At_Symbol_Here**KEENE.EDU>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines (1 articles)
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2020 12:42:17 +0000
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 8:40:19 AM
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WHAT CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN RELEASED INTO THE AIR FROM THE FORESTDALE DUMP FIRE?
Tags: us_AL, public, discovery, environmental, benzene
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WHAT CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN RELEASED INTO THE AIR FROM THE FORESTDALE DUMP FIRE?
https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/what-chemicals-have-been-released-into-the-air-from-the-forestdale-dump-fire
Tags: us_AL, public, discovery, environmental, benzene
Forestdale, Ala. ‰?? Smoke continues to rise from the underground fire at an illegal dump in a Forestdale neighborhood. The fire started on May 29th. Jefferson County crews have been digging out burning debris since August.
On September 1st, 95 days after the fire started, the Jefferson County Health Department took samples to determine the chemicals in the air.
On Friday, the Health Department released the raw data to us and residents. The department turned down our request for an interview to interpret the results.
We asked the environmental group GASP to take a look. GASP says chemicals like Benzene, a known human carcinogen according to the EPA, and Naphthalene, a possible human carcinogen, have been released into the air.
‰??As we know, this fire‰??s been going on for more than 90 days and people are exposed to other pollutants in their lifetimes. So, it increases the chances that someone might get cancer,‰?? said GASP Executive Director Michael Hansen.
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