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V .ous post-dispatch I . i.fe-: a ., 611 ' S u n . , A p r i l 1 5 , 1079 l .. ..y ------------- -- ----- -- CtmplM FrwmKtwt ttrvlcil # Neither the workers nor state or local health K. A S C I T Y , - D r. K athleen C n m in ,. officials were notified* of Ihc first .test results lirecior of the regional Environmental `and E P A officials in Washington attributed th e ' Protection Agency office, says she Is furious , mlxup to a communications breukdown. *.. ' ] wer a mlxup In which two Sturgeon, M o., The-problems begun Ja n . 11, when 20,(100 workers were not notified that th e ir.b lo o d , gallons of orlhochlorophenpl were spilled frurri a showed traces of the toxic chemical dioxin.' derailed Norfolk & Western Railway* freight Dr. Warren R . .M u ir, deputy assistant ' train near Sturgeon In north-central Missouri! - idm lnlslrator for testing and evaluation for the. Several'residents-com plained of Illnesses, EPA In Washington, said Friday that he did not * 'after the spill. One cleanup worker, .Wuljer. ell the two workers because he did not believe Kid well, was treated at the*; University f of ihc situation was serious.- * Missouri Medical Center at Columbia, after " I t was apparent that there was no falling on Ihc contaminated ground. ' .; ( A . test! last month showed Kldwcll's bloodstrenm carried the highest level of dioxin, 31 parts per trillion,- .Kldwell said lie had been told earlier that the test results were not known, allhough they were reported to Washington three weeks ago, "I-Ju st lay there and* worry about what the hell's going on/* he said. " I t 's got m e .a ll. messed up. I might want to have another kid one of these days. Thni's whatls on m y m in d ." . In a statement Issued from Washington Friday- afternoon, M uir said the E P A was significant chance or any serious health Impacts to anyone In the Sturgeon community due to the spill," he said. Muir's comments cam e.In a letter to Dr. Caniln, whose office also was In the dark on the findings until they were made public Thursday. A total of 22 cleanup workers and Sturgeon r r Menls were given blood and urine tests this v after blood samples last mouth revealed traces of dioxin In the blood of two cleanup workers. Results of the latest tests are expected Peace Corps, VISTA Seeking Volimtecrs , , ii . (; * Recruiters will be In town next week while VISTA workers are stationed In - ` seeking volunteers for the Peuce Corps - the U .S . The recruiters, In St;'L o u is - ` and V IST A . , April 21*28, can - bo reached at the . Pence Corps volunteers serve1for tw o. Downtown Rodcwny Inh and tho Clayton years In one of G5 developing .nations, Inn. . ; - . ' '. by mld-Mey, Muir said. runnirfg further dioxin tests on Kldwell and two unidentified persons. ' "Certain dioxins are known to be associated with some chronic henllh effects, includtap. ; cancer," Muir said.t "Therefore, any lev*1 V exposure to these chemicals carry some h e - ...r risks." lie said that because of the low levels of the contamination, there Is "little reason to be , .concerned about any serious health effects to the Sturgeon community." * 'J Dr.. Emanuel Landnu of the Washington- based Amcricnn Public Health Association, said Friday: "P art of the problem Is we're gelling duplicate blood . sam ples." Landau said confusion between his association and the E P A olso caused the delay. An E P A official conceded . that his agency had erred. Landau jnld he has been assured thnt the traces found In the two men are not h arm fu l.} Dut the findings prompted the E P A to test 22 ; residents of Sturgeon and other workers earlier this week, Landau is a member of a panel V advising the E P A on the long-term health . a FTa /vIc rtf Itw. eit.11 ^ sum ~ ii i^ r r H r T r n Ex - ' .tJ *;"7 -1-jW ; * . w ' J r j * ~>v ^ V .