Part 5: The Science Behind Dioxin Delays
From: The Environment Report
Series: Dioxin Delays
Length: 03:37
Two rivers in central Michigan were polluted with dioxin 30 years ago. The dioxin came from a Dow chemical plant. The toxin's been found in fish, animals, and dirt, but of all those - contaminated soil might be the touchiest subject. A study done in the area suggests dioxin in soil might not be getting into people living there. Shawn Allee looks at that study and the government's take on it.
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Two rivers in central Michigan were polluted with dioxin 30 years ago. The dioxin came from a Dow chemical plant. The toxin's been found in fish, animals, and dirt, but of all those - contaminated soil might be the touchiest subject. A study done in the area suggests dioxin in soil might not be getting into people living there. Shawn Allee looks at that study and the government's take on it.
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Two rivers in central Michigan were polluted with dioxin 30 years ago.
The dioxin came from a Dow chemical plant.
The toxin's been found in fish, animals, and dirt, but of all those ... contaminated soil might be the touchiest subject.
A study done in the area suggests dioxin in soil might not be getting into people living there.
Shawn Allee looks at that study and the government's take on it.
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To understand what's at stake over the science of dioxin and soil, I want to talk with Marcia Woodman.
It's an awefully busy time.
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Dinner time ...
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So, Woodman and I talk in this big, three-season room with tons of windows.
It's like you're outside in some woods.
MW: I love it, so it wasn't hard to convince me to move here.
From here, the trees look inviting, but Woodman says she only lets her kids enjoy them from a distance.
MW: at this point, I'm cautious with my...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:Two rivers in central Michigan were polluted with dioxin 30 years ago. The dioxin came from a Dow chemical plant. The toxin's been found in fish, animals, and dirt, but of all those ... contaminated soil might be the touchiest subject. A study done in the area suggests dioxin in soil might not be getting into people living there. In the final part of a series on Dow and dioxin, Shawn Allee looks at that study and the government's take on it:
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