U-of-M researchers say Dow dioxin no longer a threat in Midland

Dioxin emitted by the Dow Chemical plant in Midland over the last century has been the cause for countless warnings against eating, drinking, swimming, and even living in some areas of mid-Michigan. A recent U of M study suggests some of the warnings can finally be dropped.

Excerpt: Adults living in areas contaminated with dioxin from a Dow Chemical Co. plant in Midland shouldn't worry about exposure to the deadly toxin from soil in their yards or household dust, a scientist said Friday.

University of Michigan researchers released this week a final report on dioxin levels in residents of a 50-mile area of waterways and floodplains tainted for much of the last century by air and liquid emissions from the plant.

For more on the study, read the full article here.

Source: The Detroit Free Press