LOUISVILLE PUBLIC MEDIA: Do Calvert City's chemical plants impact surrounding communities' health? A new study aims to see.

Researchers from the University of Louisville and Murray State University are looking into the potential impact emissions from chemical plants in Calvert City could have on the health of people and wildlife in area communities.

Environmental concerns aren't a new thing around Calvert City. The small Marshall County city is home to an industrial park that houses more than a half-dozen chemical plants and manufacturers and, over the years, area residents have raised concerns that those businesses could be putting their health at risk.

Now, researchers with the University of Louisville and Murray State University are conducting exposure assessment studies around the Calvert City area in response to those concerns in an attempt to assess the impact emissions from the chemical plants could have on its residents and wildlife.

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