Testing from five universities looks into aftermath of East Palestine train derailment

Dozens gathered to hear updates from five diverse groups who have been studying the aftermath of the train derailment in East Palestine, more than 2 years ago.

Presenters included representatives from Case Western Reserve University, Texas A&M University, University of Kentucky, University of California, San Diego, and the University of Pittsburgh.

"Our study initially looked at a cross sectional of exposure to the train derailment so the proximity that you live to that and then looking at your somatic mutation rate and how that might change your genetic toxicity," Frederick Schumacher, associate professor at Case Western Reserve University said.

In other words, it'll give researchers an understanding of how chemical exposures will change your disease risk in 20 or 30 years.

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