Researchers kick off Tonawanda Coke environmental impact soil study

KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Student researchers are digging up 6-inch deep holes at more than 250 sites in Tonawanda, Kenmore, Grand Island, and parts of Buffalo close to Tonawanda Coke as part of a more than $700,000 study.
“They are testing for 130 different contaminants specifically the kind of chemicals that are coming off of Tonawanda Coke, heavy metals like lead and arsenic,” said Jackie James-Creedon, Citizen Science Community Resources Executive Director.
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