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Dioxin Contamination in Times Beach

Times Beach, Missouri - Environmental cleanup continues behind locked gates and fences following the 1982 discovery of dioxin contamination 300 times the level considered safe. The contamination resulted from waste oil sprayed on the town's dirt roads to control dust.
Copyright Jim West

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Image Description:	Times Beach, Missouri - Environmental cleanup continues behind locked gates and fences following the 1982 discovery of dioxin contamination 300 times the level considered safe. The contamination resulted from waste oil sprayed on the town's dirt roads to control dust. Copyright Jim West
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