US used dioxin-laden oil for dust control in a town with 2,000 residents, years later it spent $33.1 million for their relocation in order to protect their lives
- Image credits: EPAAt times, things go wrong even when you try with all your might to ensure they are right.
- It was in the 1970s, that Times Beach, a small town in Missouri, attempted to solve a common problem for dirt roads by spreading residual oil to reduce dust.
- Years later, it was discovered that some of that material contained dioxin, a highly toxic substance that would trigger the permanent relocation of the Times Beach population.
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- Image credits: EPAAt times, things go wrong even when you try with all your might to ensure they are right.
- It was in the 1970s, that Times Beach, a small town in Missouri, attempted to solve a common problem for dirt roads by spreading residual oil to reduce dust.
- Years later, it was discovered that some of that material contained dioxin, a highly toxic substance that would trigger the permanent relocation of the Times Beach population.
Sources: Times of India