New study suggests health damage from exposure to Ohio toxic train spill

Research finds immune systems still ‘responding to toxic chemical exposures’ related to East Palestine derailment In the weeks after the East Palestine train wreck culminated in a towering fireball and chemical release in the small Ohio town, Jessica Boersma was seriously exposed to the stew of compounds emitted from the derailment site. Boersma lives less than a quarter mile away, and, as a city council member, she had to spend significant time at the site coordinating with first responders. Continue reading...

Tom Perkins · Fri, Jun 26, 2026, 5:00 AM
US news | The Guardian

New study suggests health damage from exposure to Ohio toxic train spill

Research finds immune systems still ‘responding to toxic chemical exposures’ related to East Palestine derailment

In the weeks after the East Palestine train wreck culminated in a towering fireball and chemical release in the small Ohio town, Jessica Boersma was seriously exposed to the stew of compounds emitted from the derailment site.

Boersma lives less than a quarter mile away, and, as a city council member, she had to spend significant time at the site coordinating with first responders.

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