Environmental Health

U.S. plans public health study on an Ohio power plant's emissions

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 4th, 2004

The U.S. federal government is starting a public health study to determine whether air emissions from a [power] plant that recycles used oil and commercial fuels pose a health risk.

The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in Atlanta said March 9, 2004, the study of emissions from Perma-Fix of Dayton Incorporated will likely begin within six months and take up to a year to complete.

Some residents who live near the suburban Jefferson [Ohio] Township plant say fumes from the facility smell like paint thinner or nail polish and could be causing headaches and nausea.

Valerie Barker of Perma-Fix said there is...

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