In the wake of the Norfolk Southern train derailment that released hazardous chemicals into the environment in East Palestine, OH, citizens are seeking out independent testing to determine what kind of contamination the town may be facing.
Both individuals and university teams have been conducting their own sampling of the area near the chemical release. These results are still being analyzed, but initial reports suggest that there are chemicals in streams and wells in East Palestine that state and federal agencies are not looking for.
“One of the biggest issues with this response has been transparency,” says Andrew Whelton, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Purdue Univ. who is leading some of the independent testing...
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