They asked the university to test Poe Hall for environmental contaminants, and in October and November of 2023 the university did. The results showed the building was contaminated with PCBs .
Of the 215 people who spent time in Poe Hall, about half could identify specific areas where they worked or studied. Notably, on the sixth floor, an office in Suite 608 was found to have PCB ...
They suspected their workplace, Poe Hall, might be the common thread in their common diagnoses and urged the university to test the academic building for polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs.
5 On Your Side is tracking the type of cancer diagnosis, the date of diagnosis, the amount of time spent in Poe Hall, among other things. More than a third of the cases are breast cancer.
A new call was made this week for testing at North Carolina State University to see if hazardous chemicals are inside any buildings.
Amid Poe Hall closure, N.C. State eyes years-long lease at Centennial Campus. STORY HIGHLIGHTS N.C. State seeks a five-year lease for temporary space. Poe Hall closed due to environmental ...
Student Senate unanimously passed the Campus Environmental Health and Safety Act on Wednesday urging transparency on NC State ...
The CCAEJ held a PCB teach-in event on Thursday, featuring experts discussing the health risks of PCBs in campus buildings ...