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Mom Says She Found Toxic Chemicals At NJ School Where 94 People Developed Brain Tumors: Report Mom Says She Found Toxic Chemicals At NJ School Where 94 People Developed Brain Tumors: Report
Mom Says She Found Toxic Chemicals At NJ School Where 94 People Developed Brain Tumors: Report 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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by Annie DeVoe
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Four Schools In Woodbridge All-Remote Due To Coronavirus Uptick Four Schools In Woodbridge All-Remote Due To Coronavirus Uptick
Four Schools In Woodbridge All-Remote Due To Coronavirus Uptick Woodbridge Township School District is returning to all-remote learning at four of its schools due to new COVID-19 cases. As of Wednesday, Superintendent Robert Zega said that 15 positive coronavirus cases had been reported in the school district.  Woodbridge began a hybrid mix of in-classroom and at-home instruction on Oct. 12. Hybrid learning continues at all other Woodbridge schools.  At least 10 staff members and five students tested positive for COVID-19 after the school district switched to hybrid learning. There are 14,000 children in the Woodbridge school district. The …

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by Jon Craig