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Monitoring Health After Fiery Train Derailment: Researchers Study Potential Long-Term Impacts of Hazardous Chemical Release

Article Date

November 01, 2023

At a recent county fair, �ǿմ�ý’s Fred Schumacher talked with a potential participant about the study he leads in the wake of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, to monitor the health of area residents potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals.

From the Fall/Winter 2023 Think Magazine

On Feb. 3, just before 9 p.m., Ashley McCollum heard a loud boom that would change her life.

She ran to the front of her East Palestine, Ohio, home and saw nothing. “So I went to the back,” she said, “and as soon as I opened the door, it looked like the whole town was on fire.”