The St. Joe News reports:
Despite a state report that says otherwise, a Kansas City, MO, personal injury law firm told residents Saturday that their five-month investigation shows a larger than expected number of cancer cases among the town’s 6,500 residents. Dr. James Dahlgren, a California toxicology expert made famous by a movie about Erin Brockovich, said the high incidences are the after effects of the former Rockwool Industries insulation plant.
State health officials previously reported that the high levels of lead and arsenic were not to the health threat level and that they had no proof that the metals reached people through ingestion, inhalation or skin contact.
However, attorneys said Saturday that they’ve interviewed witnesses and have uncovered likely legal violations relating to the Rockwool facility. Mr. Peterson said the company “surreptitiously” burned materials in violation of environmental laws.
Before the town hall meeting, residents lined up to view a map locating many brain tumor patients in the area.
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