Analysis of scientific data by OSU shows that plant materials from agricultural sites in the East Palestine area are not contaminated with semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) associated with the train derailment.
Plant Tissue Testing Results
The Ohio Department of Agriculture and The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences announced finalized results from plant tissue sample testing on East Palestine area crops. Analysis of scientific data by OSU shows that plant materials from agricultural sites in the East Palestine area are not contaminated with semi-volatile organic compounds associated with the train derailment.
Using U.S. EPA-approved methods, ODA’s plant health inspectors collected plant tissue samples from 16 agricultural areas in Columbiana County last month. All samples - including winter wheat, pasture grasses, malting barley, and forage covers - were taken within a five-mile radius of the train derailment site.
ODA Director Brian Baldridge and OSU staff today met with the East Palestine landowners where plant material samples had been previously collected to review the results.The Ohio EPA, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Department of Agriculture, and Ohio Department of Education joined COSI this afternoon for a community-wide STEM event.
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