Survey Tracks Gas Leak Effects

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GRANITEVILLE - Coughing, burning eyes and shortness of breath were the most common symptoms people who were exposed to chlorine gas in Graniteville reported immediately after the Jan. 6 incident, according to early results from an ongoing study of some victims.

Seventy-two people were hospitalized after the train collision and chlorine spill, and 527 others sought medical attention at hospitals or with a physician soon after the accident, the study by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control shows.

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Survey Tracks Gas Leak Effects

The agency interviewed 280 of the victims and asked a wide range of questions, from the symptoms they were experiencing to how they arrived at the hospitals where they s...

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