The air around a Pilsen car-shredding operation that community members want to shut down doesn’t pose short-term health threats, according to a company analysis of recent testing.
car-shredding operation that community members want to shut down doesn’t pose short-term health threats, according to a company analysis of recent testing.
"Monitoring data from October and November shows no pollutant concentrations that would cause human health effects from short-term exposure to the air in the area around the facility," the EPA said. For instance, Wink notes that two metals — manganese and nickel, both tied to health problems, such as asthma — were not detected in recent testing. Both are likely present when cars and other metals are shredded onsite, but the question is will the monitors around Sims pick them up in the air?
The Perez monitor has been in place for more than a decade due to concerns about lead in the air surrounding the school. Data from the monitor were used by EPA to reach a settlement with the nearby H. Kramer smelter in 2013.
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