Levels of carcinogenic chemical near Ohio derailment site far above safe limit

Data shows soil in East Palestine scene of recent train crash contains dioxin levels hundreds of times greater than the exposure threshold above which EPA scientists in 2010 found poses cancer risks.

Levels found in two soil samples are also up to 14 times higher than the soil limits in some states.

Dioxins are a class of chemicals that are a byproduct produced when chlorine is burned.

The EPA can legally claim the levels in East Palestine are safe, even if agency science has suggested it is not.

Experts say the levels may be safe for Indiana’s purpose storing toxic waste in a landfill.

It is also unclear where and at what depth the samples were collected, Prasse said.