STEEL MILL ARSENIC

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI HAVE FOUND VERY ELEVATED LEVELS OF ARSENIC AND LEAD IN RESIDENTIAL YARDS ADJACENT TO A MAJOR STEEL MILL. 
A NEW STUDY FROM RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI REVEALS HIGHLY ELEVATED LEVELS OF ARSENIC AND LEAD IN THE SOIL OF RESIDENTIAL YARDS ADJACENT TO THE CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL MILL IN MIDDLETOWN, NORTHEAST OF CINCINNATI. SOIL AND WATER TESTING REVEALED ALARMING CONCENTRATIONS OF ARSENIC. LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATED SOIL AND DUST CAN CAUSE CHRONIC POISONING INCLUDING CANCER, HEART DISEASE AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AMONG OTHER HEALTH ISSUES. THE COMPANY SAYS IT IS COMPLIANT WITH EPA STANDARDS. THE OHIO EPA HAD DECLINED TO COMMENT.