KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Health and environmental officials have concluded that sludge from a St. Joseph, Mo., tannery did not contain enough of a cancer-causing chemical to cause health problems in areas where the sludge was used to fertilize farmland.
Missouri officials say tannery sludge did not cause brain tumors
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 | 7:52 p.m. CDT
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