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Ohio train derailment results in lawsuits,
dead animals and lingering questions about
toxic chemicals
Yahoo News, by Christopher Wilson & Caitlin Dickson
Posted By: Harlowe, 2/13/2023 3:57:04 PM
The fallout continues from the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border earlier this month, as local residents file lawsuits and some cast doubt on official assurances about air and water quality.(Snip)One of the chemicals they were most concerned about was vinyl chloride,(Snip)According to the National Cancer Institute, exposure to the gas is associated with “with an increased risk of a rare form of liver cancer (hepatic angiosarcoma), as well as primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma), brain and lung cancers, lymphoma, and leukemia.” The chemical can also enter water supplies and be ingested.