Lingering Odor From West Virginia Spill Prompts New Study of Health Effects

摘要

Odors in drinking water lingering more than a month after a chemical spill in West Virginia are prompting officials to test homes and consider the potential long-term health effects from exposure. After initial resistance, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) named Andrew Whelton from the University of South Alabama to lead a team that will test water from 10 Charleston-area homes to see if chemical residues are still present. The first batch of samples was shipped to laboratories Feb. 13, and evidence of the chemical's distinctive licorice odor has been found in at least one home, Whelton said.