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Independent testing in East Palestine echoes EPA, finds some air contaminants

Por: NBC News Science March 03, 2023

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Independent researchers who crisscrossed East Palestine, Ohio, with air monitoring equipment said Friday that they found levels of chemical contamination similar to measures previously reported by the Environmental Protection Agency. Several key contaminants, including benzene and vinyl chloride, tested below levels of concern for intermediate exposures, meaning an exposure that lasts between two weeks and a year. The researchers said they found... + full article



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