![]() SEE RELATED STORY: Report shows contamination in Fifth Ward cancer cluster worse than anyone thoughtĪll the samples contained dioxin, a highly toxic chemical compound associated with cancer and other severe health risks, like reproductive and developmental problems. It turns out that's not the case," Loren Hopkins, Houston Health's chief environmental science officer, said. "That the contamination was all underground and that the contamination was in the ground water underneath the houses, and the surface soil was OK. According to this new report, it's not just an underground plume. State health officials believe it seeped into the nearby soil and groundwater, creating a cancer-causing plume for more than a hundred homes. On Friday, the Houston Health Department announced it has already started informing families that all 42 soil samples collected in July around the contaminated Union Pacific Rail Yard in the Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens tested positive for cancer-causing chemicals.Ĭreosote is a chemical once used to make rail ties at the railyard. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) - ABC13 has been following for a while the reports of cancer-causing chemicals and its effects on the residents of Fifth Ward for decades. ![]()
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