Under DC's Upscale Homes: A WWI Chemical Weapons Test Site
556 munition items dug from under a single house lot — 23 still held chemical agent.
Many homeowners don't know that their home was built on top of toxic contaminated land.
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556 munition items dug from under a single house lot — 23 still held chemical agent.
About 1,100 residents of a housing complex built on a former lead smelter were forced to relocate.
Texas found lung, esophagus and larynx cancers above expected rates; the state did not determine creosote caused them.
More than 400 households relocated — the third-largest permanent Superfund relocation in US history.
TCE from a closed beryllium plant spread under a historic Black community; about 270 residents sued Lockheed Martin.
A 2019 federal report said living nearby could have raised risk of lung cancer, bone cancer and leukemia.
Sources: EPA, ATSDR, AP, US Army Corps
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| Demo Fuel Station | LUST | 0.87 | Monitoring |