The Biden administration has directed Norfolk Southern to test for dioxin levels around Ohio’s East Palestine where one of its trains transporting hazardous chemicals derailed early last month.
The Environmental Protection Agency gave the Class I freight railroad the order Thursday, saying if dioxins are found to be at a level that poses any unacceptable risk to human health or the environment, the company will be forced to conduct immediate cleanup operations.
Norfolk Southern will also be required to conduct a background study to compare dioxin levels in East Palestine to the areas not impacted by the train derailment.
Dioxins, according to the EPA, are persistent pollutants that are highly toxic and can cancer, reproductive and developmental problems, damage to the immune system and can interfere with hormones.
Primary Source: UPI
Factual Confidence: 100% Verified (Multiple Sources Reporting, EPA statement)
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