EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — In the year since the Ohio train derailment and chemical spill, some East Palestine residents are still complaining of headaches, nosebleeds, skin conditions, and respiratory issues.
Several universities are studying the potential health impacts of the toxic soup of chemicals that erupted and mixed during the Norfolk Southern wreck. Many have received National Institutes of Health funding to monitor the health and wellness of those who may have been exposed.
The Healthy Futures project from Case Western Reserve University is looking at residents in a four-county area around the site, including Mahoning and Columbiana counties and two more in Pennsylvania. They're hoping residents sign up to be evaluated and monitored, including those who may have lived in the area when the accident happened but since moved. To learn more, click HERE.
Also, the Golomb Research Group out of the University of California San Diego is also looking for residents to follow. For more information on that study, click HERE.
Previous Reporting:
- Freight railroads ask courts to throw out new rule requiring two-person crews on trains
- New details in $600M Norfolk Southern train derailment settlement: What to know about who's eligible, how much money you can get
- Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in settlement related to train derailment in East Palestine