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Published Feb 07, 2024 19:04
N.C. State announced in
The results of further testing showed that five rooms in Poe Hall were contaminated with PCBs at levels up to 38 times higher than Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for building materials. Aroclor 1262, a PCB mixture made by Monsanto (NYSE:MON), was found in some of the materials tested.
PCBs were widely used in commercial construction for decades, until their production was banned in 1979. Monsanto was the source of 99% of PCBs used in
EPA lists PCBs as probable human carcinogens. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies PCBs as "carcinogenic to humans." A 2020 study of nearly 800 North Carolina women found that PCBs might increase the risk of death from breast cancer.
Questions are now being asked about the role of PCBs in a cluster of cancer cases connected to Poe Hall. WRAL News has confirmed 40 cases of cancer in people who spent time in the building, including more than a dozen breast cancer cases and several deaths.
WRAL also reports that N.C. State officials asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to shut down a Health Hazard Evaluation into the breast cancer cluster at the university. CDC says that NCSU's general counsel withdrew the request for the evaluation, but N.C. State disputes that claim.
"Right now, there are more questions than answers about PCBs on the N.C. State campus," said
The firm encourages anyone with concerns about the N.C. state campus, cancer, and PCBs to reach out for an explanation of their legal rights.
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