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Residents urge York County to act after USC study finds hazardous-chemical risks tied to Silfab site
Summary
Residents who live within a mile of the Silfab facility told York County Council a University of South Carolina health assessment modeled credible chemical-release scenarios that could cause life-threatening exposure to nearby schools and neighborhoods, and urged the council to use attorney-general guidance to hold permits while risk is evaluated.
Ashley Horn, a resident of Regent Park who lives less than a mile from Silfab, told York County Council the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health conducted an analysis that modeled releases of five chemicals planned for storage and use at the facility. "They found that in multiple scenarios, toxic concentrations capable of causing life-threatening or irreversible injury can form and travel miles from Silfab," Horn said during the public forum.
John Worth, another nearby resident, summarized the study’s findings in greater detail: he cited anhydrous…
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