The lab report indicates several testing errors that should have disqualified the results, one aquatic ecologist said.
, and scientists who examined that analysis found it to be flawed. As the outlet reported:
The lab report shows low levels of the chemical dibutyl phthalate, which is not linked to cancer in humans but can cause headaches, nausea, dizziness, irritation of the eyes and throat, and seizures. that took place in the town earlier this month, but the only publicly available data comes from testing that was funded by the company behind the crash.late Friday, the Dallas-based consulting firm AECOM contracted with Norfolk Southern, which operated the 150-car train that was carrying the toxic chemical vinyl chloride, to sample water from five wells and from treated municipal water.
The testing was done on February 10, seven days after the train derailed and authorities began a controlled release of the vinyl chloride, a carcinogen, to avoid an explosion. The The state EPA, however, did not receive the health department’s results until after DeWine declared the water safe based on AECOM’s flawed testing.
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