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WVU Studies Local Children’s Exposure To Heavy Metals

April 30, 2021 Tagged With: air pollution, heavy metals, rockwool, WVU Medicine

The Rockwool mineral wool factory, scheduled to begin production this spring, is visible across the road in front of North Jefferson Elementary School.

It’s about giving families peace of mind, emphasized Dr. Michael McCawley and Dr. Catherine Feaga, speaking about the WVU School of Public Health research project to study the potential exposure and near-term health effects of heavy metals in children in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Read the Full Story >>

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