Study: Cancer rates near Grumman site not higher than normal
Photo credit: Jennifer Smith | The Grumman plant from Thomas Avenue in Bethpage, where tests suggest that potentially toxic gases from pollution at the former plant and naval weapons depot have penetrated the basements of at least four homes next to the site. (March 13, 2009)
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A study of cancer rates in a section of Bethpage near the former Navy and Northrop Grumman manufacturing facilities did not reveal more cases than would normally be expected, according to a state Department of Health report expected to be released Thursday.
The study examined a 19-block area and a one-block area near where groundwater and soil contamination has been found. In the larger area,...
