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EPA study finds no environmental cause for West Salem cancer cases
Feb. 11, 2014 9:52 PM
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?It?s really odd for us to come in and see low or no levels of contamination,? Tony Barber, of EPA?s Portland office, told parents of the children in an emotional, two-hour private meeting Tuesday night.
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One site, Orchard Heights Park, did have higher than expected levels of semi-volatile organic compounds, EPA officials said.
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The EPA's testing does not preclude the possibility that radon could have been involved in homes, schools or businesses, Barber said.
Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that can cause cancer. It?s especially prevalent in West Salem. The EPA does not test for radon...
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Dwain Purkerson ? Top Commenter ? Works at Retired
There is also a cluster of brain tumors centered in the Eastern Polk county area...the adolescent bone cancer cluster is just part of the concern here.
Feb. 11, 2014 9:52 PM
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?It?s really odd for us to come in and see low or no levels of contamination,? Tony Barber, of EPA?s Portland office, told parents of the children in an emotional, two-hour private meeting Tuesday night.
...
One site, Orchard Heights Park, did have higher than expected levels of semi-volatile organic compounds, EPA officials said.
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The EPA's testing does not preclude the possibility that radon could have been involved in homes, schools or businesses, Barber said.
Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that can cause cancer. It?s especially prevalent in West Salem. The EPA does not test for radon...
Comment:
Dwain Purkerson ? Top Commenter ? Works at Retired
There is also a cluster of brain tumors centered in the Eastern Polk county area...the adolescent bone cancer cluster is just part of the concern here.
Meanwhile, an independent researcher from Boston has proposed a study of a possible link between radon and osteosarcoma in West Salem.
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is present in soil. It becomes a health risk when levels build up indoors.
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is present in soil. It becomes a health risk when levels build up indoors.
Salem uses fluoridation chemical that Portland's hotly debating
By Steve Benham, KATU.com Politics Editor Published: May 13, 2013 at 5:00 AM PST Last Updated: Nov 22, 2013 at 8:13 PM PST
Two 5,000-gallon tanks store fluorosilicic acid on Friday, May 10, 2013 at the Geren Island Water Treatment Facility in Stayton, Ore. The chemical is used to add fluoride to the city of Salem's water. The city has fluoridated since 1964 but has used fluorosilicic acid only since 2001. (Photo: Gino Corridori/KATU News)
By Steve Benham, KATU.com Politics Editor Published: May 13, 2013 at 5:00 AM PST Last Updated: Nov 22, 2013 at 8:13 PM PST
Two 5,000-gallon tanks store fluorosilicic acid on Friday, May 10, 2013 at the Geren Island Water Treatment Facility in Stayton, Ore. The chemical is used to add fluoride to the city of Salem's water. The city has fluoridated since 1964 but has used fluorosilicic acid only since 2001. (Photo: Gino Corridori/KATU News)