Fed report finds no environmental...

Fed report finds no environmental link to Fallon, Nevada leukemia cluster: "An investigation by the federal Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry into possible contaminant pathways found no environmental link to a childhood leukemia cluster in this northern Nevada town. The analysis of information collected by other agencies and area companies ruled out a jet fuel pipeline and the military base in Fallon as sources of the leukemia, scientists said Thursday. The ATSDR reports echoed findings of another federal study released last week showing elevated levels of arsenic and tungsten in area biological samples and drinking water, but no indication they were related to the cancers."