HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- ABC13 has been following for a while the reports of cancer-causing chemicals and its effects on the residents of Fifth Ward for decades. On Friday, the Houston Health ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended a deadline for Union Pacific to collect soil samples for potential cancer-causing chemicals near a contaminated railyard in Houston’s Fifth Ward. The ...
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Soil sampling in Houston's greater Fifth Ward reveals toxic levels of lead in yards, play areas
Houston, like many American cities, has areas with soil contaminated by non-biodegradable and persistent pollutants such as arsenic, lead, nickel and cadmium, known as heavy metals and metalloids.
June 11, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Union Pacific, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the City of Houston, ...
The city of Houston found dioxin in 42 soil samples from around the long-contaminated Union Pacific site near Kashmere Gardens and Fifth Ward, adding to concerns there could be ongoing risk for those ...
A study conducted by Texas A&M University researchers deduced that toxic levels of lead found in the soil of some Fifth Ward residential areas are “four times the levels for Texas overall,” according ...
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