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Le Roy, N.Y. —
Today the Environmental Protection Agency announced that the removal of 235 drums from the Lehigh Railroad Derailment Superfund site in Le Roy will begin today.
Some think exposure to chemicals from a 1970s spill could have caused the Tourette-like symptoms that several Le Roy high school students have been experiencing. The EPA will be testing the drums for chemicals like TCE and cyanide.
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich sent a testing team to Le Roy in January. A few weeks ago, her team said it did not find any evidence of TCE seeping toward the school, but Brockovich also said there is a lot more testing that needs to be done before anything can be ruled out.
The EPA said it considers the drums to be non-hazardous, and it is arranging for them to be disposed of at a special landfill.
Today the Environmental Protection Agency announced that the removal of 235 drums from the Lehigh Railroad Derailment Superfund site in Le Roy will begin today.
Some think exposure to chemicals from a 1970s spill could have caused the Tourette-like symptoms that several Le Roy high school students have been experiencing. The EPA will be testing the drums for chemicals like TCE and cyanide.
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich sent a testing team to Le Roy in January. A few weeks ago, her team said it did not find any evidence of TCE seeping toward the school, but Brockovich also said there is a lot more testing that needs to be done before anything can be ruled out.
The EPA said it considers the drums to be non-hazardous, and it is arranging for them to be disposed of at a special landfill.
