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Yale to run hydrologic model and community survey in East Palestine as residents press for more soil and well testing
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Yale researchers said they will launch a community survey and a state-of-the-art hydrologic model to estimate drinking-water vulnerability in areas affected by the 2023 derailment; residents urged expanded soil sampling, private well testing and access to medical records for baseline comparisons.
Yale University researchers on Monday described a two-part water research project for East Palestine Village aimed at addressing community concerns about drinking-water safety years after a 2023 train derailment.
Dr. Nicole Diesel said the Yale team will combine a community survey with a hydrologic model that maps contamination vulnerability across the study domain, not just at previously monitored points. "What we can do is perform a state of the art…
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