Citing a report that Pace Analytical prepared for Ohio's neighbor Indiana, The Guardian reported Friday that "East Palestine soil showed levels of '2,3,7,8 TCDD toxicity equivalence' of 700 parts per trillion (ppt)," potentially stemming from the controlled burn of vinyl chloride in the wake of the crash.

"I certainly wouldn't be comfortable living there," said one organic chemist.

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