VERONA, Mo. -- Verona, Mo. is continuing to struggle with
local soil and water being contaminated. According to the EPA, recent tests
show two dangerous chemicals were found in the ground near a previously
contaminated industrial site.
That site sits on the west edge of town and was previously
known for making Agent Orange. The soil at the site was contaminated with the
chemical dioxin. Dioxin is known to cause cancer and other serious health
problems.
The EPA declared the land a "superfund" site and
fenced it off. They also spent years cleaning dioxin from the soil and removing
contaminated equipment.
Some still fear their wells are land are still contaminated.
More than a 100 people came to the high school this evening
to hear about the clean up efforts by the EPA.
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