June 10, 2009 - Horace Cetoude has been living on Allen Street for 22 years and eating vegetables that he has been growing in his backyard. So he was shocked to learn about the high incidence of cancer and contaminated soil in his neighborhood at a meeting on Monday night.
City and state officials confirmed there is arsenic, lead and other metal contamination in the area. Tests found that four out of six properties near Kiley Barrel -- according to the state environmental guidelines -- pose a cancer risk higher than the acceptable limits, with the primary cause being arsenic, said Joanne Fagan from the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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