More potentially cancer-causing toxins found in Fifth Ward soil samples
The EPA found dioxin levels at the Hester House were above the screening level for children but below that threshold for adults.
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Cancerous toxin found in Fifth Ward community could cause harm | CW39 Houston
A recent study from the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and Union Pacific has found high levels of a cancer-causing toxin, dioxin, near a recreation center in a Fifth Ward community.
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'Highly toxic' cancer-causing compounds outside Fifth Ward recreation facility, according to EPA
Hester House. The dioxin levels found in the dirt outside the Fifth Ward recreation center exceed the EPA's screening standard for children by five times. The EPA website states, "Dioxins are ...