Some roads and playgrounds in North Dakota contain cancer causing erionite
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 00:30
in Mathematics & Economics
What would you do if you found out that the roads you drive on could cause cancer? This is the reality that residents face in Dunn County, North Dakota. For roughly 30 years, gravel containing the potentially carcinogenic mineral erionite was spread on nearly 500 kilometers of roads, playgrounds, parking lots, and even flower beds throughout Dunn County.