A mom in New Jersey is taking matters into her own hands and is investigating a possible cancer cluster linked to her children's high school after she was concerned her township wasn't doing enough.
Edyta Komorek, an environmental scientist, says she conducted her own study and sent four samples -- one dust, one caulk and two soil samples she took her self to outside labs.
"So the results of the study identified four compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls and three pesticides chlordane, heptachlor, and heptachlor epoxide," Komorek said. "Those three compounds are known or are probable carcinogens.
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