Lawyers say plant leaked toxic chemical for years
http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CA_Chromium_Contamination_564182C.shtml
"Cancer-causing chemicals leaked from a Central California manufacturing plant owned by a former subsidiary of drugmaker Merck & Co. and contaminated the surrounding groundwater, air and soil for decades, lawyers for nearby residents told jurors Tuesday in closing arguments of their lawsuit against several companies."
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