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Resident asks Detroit council to mobilize public-health emergency response after arsenic findings
Summary
A District 6 resident urged the council to mobilize the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness for immediate resident screenings after reporting an 89% arsenic contamination rate at local residential fill sites, and requested rapid action independent of contractor timelines.
At the Jan. 30 Detroit City Council meeting, District 6 resident Dakota Bruner said tests at local residential fill sites showed an 89% arsenic contamination rate and asked the council to immediately mobilize the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (OPHEP) to conduct resident screenings.
Bruner said their community liaison contacted the health department in November with no…
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