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EPA releases first results from vapor testing near Fifth Ward cancer cluster

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Neighbors blame a nearby railyard, where the wood preservative creosote was used to treat railroad ties. The state health department found cancer clusters nearby. The EPA is working to figure out the extent of contamination. The agency will host a community meeting in late April to go over the available data.

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EPA releases first results from vapor testing near Fifth Ward cancer cluster

Neighbors blame a nearby railyard for the cancer. The wood preservative creosote, a probable carcinogen, was used to treat railroad ties there for decades.

1 month ago·Houston, United States

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