Exposure in the Home
Improper storage and containment of landfill items resulted in leaching of more than 140 toxic materials into the soil of Gordon Plaza, at least 49 of which are associated with cancer. These materials include:
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Benzo(a)anthracene
Benzo(a)prene
Benzo(b)fluoranthene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
lndeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
arochlor 1248
arochlor 1254
arochlor 1260
Heavy metals
Arsenic
Beryllium
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Lead
Thallium
Zinc
Teratogens
Mutagens
Dioxins
Furans
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)
Learn more at the Center for Disease Control’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
Authored by Emily Szklarski, MPH Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine ‘19, and member of the Critical Visualization and Media Lab (CVML) at Tulane University
