McCullom Lake lawsuits raise questions (IL)
This Chicago Tribune article from last week reveals a number of questions inspired by the recent McCullom Lake lawsuits:
- What kinds of toxins polluted the groundwater, soil, and/or air near five Ringwood companies? Are these the same contaminants of concern in McCullom Lake?
- Did toxic contamination from one or more of the Ringwood companies reach residents nearly 1 mile away? If so, how did the toxins travel? (note: According to Patrick McNulty, McHenry County public health administrator, there has never been any evidence of contamination in the McCullom Lake area and groundwater does not flow from Ringwood to McCullom Lake.)
- Did residents make actual contact with these toxins? If so, how did this exposure occur? Was it through a contaminated water supply? Or by inhaling toxic vapors in their air? Was there absorbtion through skin via direct contact with contaminated soil or water?
- What is the relationship between the cancers contracted by these men and the toxins/contaminants of concern?
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