Protect Starved Rock and The Illinois Valley
The desctruction and loss of Midwest farmland and the contamination of the Illinois Valley from frac sand mining and chemical manufacturing.
LaSalle 4th Ward former alderman Mark Schneider gives his thoughts on the Sierra Club‘s presentation at the LaSalle City Council meeting on Monday, March 6
“Now that we have test results, not only do these air filters to show all these heavy metals, we have soil test results from a yard that was cleaned up in the EPA Superfund cleanup, and now with soil testing has shown that it has actually a higher heavy metal contents than it did prior to the superfund cleanup.”
FILTER & SOIL TESTING!!!
We are working with Sierra Club to test furnace/air filters & soil for contaminants from the chemical fire & Carus’ plumes.
Contact Jamie Hicks 815-252-4417 for information.
Sierra Club Illinois will be present at the LaSalle City Council meeting on Monday, March 6th to discuss these chemicals, health effects and results of previous air filter tests.
Please attend if you’re available.
City Hall Meeting
City of LaSalle Building
745 2nd St, LaSalle, IL
Monday, March 6, 2023, 6:30pm
Below is a list of contaminants w/ health effects that were found in the last round of testing. Check out our blog for more information about EPA & Sierra Club testing. https://protectstarvedrock.wordpress.com/…/epa-test…/
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Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))
Cardiovascular: Referring to the heart and blood vessels. Effects may include arrhythmia, changes in blood pressure, heart failure and/or disorders of the peripheral blood vessels.
Renal: Referring to the kidneys. Effects may include decreased filtering capacity/ efficiency, blood in the urine and/or increased/decreased blood pressure.
Mercury compounds
Developmental: Referring to growth, differentiation and maturation. Effects may occur from conception through sexual maturation, and may include altered growth, structural abnormalities and/or functional deficiencies.
Neurological: Referring to the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Effects may include impaired sensory and motor signaling.
Other Systemic: Effects not otherwise categorized.
Renal: Referring to the kidneys. Effects may include decreased filtering capacity/ efficiency, blood in the urine and/or increased/decreased blood pressure.
Lead compounds
Cancer: Probable human carcinogen based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in animals only applies to inorganic lead compounds
Cardiovascular: Referring to the heart and blood vessels. Effects may include arrhythmia, changes in blood pressure, heart failure and/or disorders of the peripheral blood vessels.
Developmental: Referring to growth, differentiation and maturation. Effects may occur from conception through sexual maturation, and may include altered growth, structural abnormalities and/or functional deficiencies.
Hematological: Referring to the blood. Effects may include alterations of blood composition, clotting and/or the production and function of blood cells, e.g., red blood cell production within bone marrow, red blood cell ability to carry oxygen.
Neurological: Referring to the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Effects may include impaired sensory and motor signaling.
Copper compounds
Gastrointestinal : Referring to all parts of the digestive tract. Effects may include inflammation, ulcers, reflux and/or vomiting.
Respiratory: Referring to the exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide. Effects may include inflammation of the lungs or associated airways, increased/decreased breathing rate, insufficient oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange and/or respiratory failure.
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