2 Pitt studies looking at health risks of chemicals spilled during East Palestine train derailment

2 Pitt studies looking at health risks of chemicals spilled during East Palestine train derailment

(WKBN) -- Two new research studies being conducted by the University of Pittsburgh are looking into the exposures of people living near the East Palestine train derailment site and their environment. The first study is called the East Palestine Community-Engaged Environmental Exposure, Health Data and Biospecimen Bank. Through medical records and blood samples, researchers hope to find immediate and long-term health impacts from the derailment. …