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Introduction to Willits


Willits is a small town, about 150 miles north of San Francisco that has been negatively impacted by long-term industrial activities from a centrally-located plating operation that is now closed (the Abex/Remco facility). For several years, Barbara Kanegsberg and Ed Kanegsberg have been working with community residents both in educational activities and in efforts to obtain a clinic to provide ongoing medical monitoring, psychological support to impacted individuals, and to evaluate the impact of exposure to multiple industrial chemicals. The desirability of such monitoring is outlined in a California State/Federal ATSDR report. There is also support from University of California, San Francisco. While the potential for local assistance and for globally-applicable findings is high, the issue for the proposed clinic is quite sensitive; we will keep you updated.

 

 

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