Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Church in New Bedford, MA seeks answers about pollution

June 23, 2009 - City testing in New Bedford, MA around a church has found sharply elevated levels of toxic chemicals, including PCBs, benzopyrene compounds, cadmium chromium, lead and others.

The church is part of extensive development that exists on the 101-acre site that was formerly the Parker Street dump. Besides the new middle school, the land includes the adjacent high school and athletic fields, and an entire residential neighborhood.


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