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Mom, Scientist Says She Found Toxic Chemicals At Colonia High School Mom, Scientist Says She Found Toxic Chemicals At Colonia High School
Mom, Scientist Says She Found Toxic Chemicals At Colonia High School An environmental scientist and mother of two students at a Central Jersey high school where nearly 100 people developed brain tumors says she's found evidence of toxic chemicals around the building, reports NJ Advance Media. Various samples of window caulk, soil and dust collected by Edyta Komorek from Colonia High Schoo apparently contained high levels of the carcinogenic compounds polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlordane, heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide, the outlet said. Upon presenting the discovery to district officials, Woodbridge Schools Superintendent Joseph Massi…

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