Erin Brockovich cracks another case?

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The people of Cameron, Missouri, may finally know why a scary number of people there have been diagnosed with brain tumors. A lawsuit filed with the help of Erin Brockovich blames sludge containing high levels of cancer causing hexavalent chromium from Prime Tanning Corp. of St. Joseph, which was given to farmers to use as fertilizer.

The Kansas City Star story says the lawsuit alleges that Prime Tanning are responsible for:

• Failing to warn farmers and the public that high levels of hexavalent were contained in sludge being applied to the fields.
• Misrepresenting to DNR that the sludge applied to the fields was free of hexavalent chromium.
• Failing to report test results to the state indicating high levels of hexavlaent chromium in the sludge.
• Failing to adequately test the sludge for hexavalent chromium.

Since 1996, more than 70 people in Cameron have been diagnosed with brain tumors.