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Industrial Pollution
3:29 pm
Tue November 15, 2011

Carter Carburetor site to get new security fencing

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The former Carter Carburetor plant on N. Grand Ave. in St. Louis.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is following through on its commitment to fence off the former Carter Carburetor manufacturing plant in north St. Louis.

The 10-acre property is contaminated with asbestos, PCBs, and other industrial pollutants.

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Science
11:49 pm
Tue August 9, 2011

EPA says north St. Louis residents near Carter Carburetor plant are safe from pollutants

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Credit (Véronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio)
The Carter Carburetor plant spans an entire city block and has been vacant since 1984.
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The Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club sits directly across the street from the former Carter Carburetor plant.
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The Environmental Protection Agency says testing near the old Carter Carburetor plant in north St. Louis shows offsite contamination is too low to cause health problems.

The EPA tested air, soil, and sediments in a one-block radius around the plant for PCBs, dioxins, and other industrial pollutants.

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Morning round-up
9:23 am
Mon August 8, 2011

Morning headlines: Monday, August 8, 2011

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Effective August 2010, licensed Mo. child care providers must put infants to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
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Mo. changes child care rules to further prevent SIDS

For the first time in two decades, Missouri's child care rules have been updated.  Effective this month, licensed child cares must put infants to sleep on their backs and have at least one staff member trained in first aid.  

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