Medical study finds PCBs problems in east Alabama city

“That's where you find the highest levels.”

A study of more than 1,000 east Alabama residents who live amid one of the world's worst pockets of PCBs contamination found health concerns including heart problems and diabetes that researchers said could be ... via Alabama Live

[felicia peters]

my comment, is on the topic concerning the healt problems due to PCB exposeure. relateing to funds going into a healt clinic. If a clinic would benefit the people in Anniston, especially the serious heath problems, people have been dealing with due to this comtamination. A clinic would have been the very first thing built from the ground, because something could have been done to treat or remove this chemical from the human body, It can not be done, the clinic will not benefit anyone but the staff that works their. The People of anniston Al. deserve the rest of the money, and more if possible to help them to continue to pay doctor bills already accummilated from their illnesses from PCB comtamination.

[DCC]

No amount of money will ever help with problems I have from the contamination I have in my body. I have been to many Doctors and not one can help me. I have large lumps that come up all over my body making it hard to walk at times and even put on clothes, because anything that touches these lumps cause me terrible pain. As far as the clinic, you are right its just a place to give money to people to work there when the money should've and could've been given to the people that are deserving of it. I have not and will not go to that clinic because there is no one there that knows anything.

[Brandy]

I know something is wrong. I lived and played on the hills of monsanto all my life. I moved to B"ham about 5 1/2 years ago. For the 6 years my health has gone downhill. I am 29 and none of my doctors seem to know what's going on. I'm on $500 a month meds with no light at the end of the tunnel. I don't think any of the doctor here know about Anniston and what has happened.

DCC wrote:

No amount of money will ever help with problems I have from the contamination I have in my body. I have been to many Doctors and not one can help me. I have large lumps that come up all over my body making it hard to walk at times and even put on clothes, because anything that touches these lumps cause me terrible pain. As far as the clinic, you are right its just a place to give money to people to work there when the money should've and could've been given to the people that are deserving of it. I have not and will not go to that clinic because there is no one there that knows anything.