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Cancer cases among faculty at an Ocean City, NJ school are on the rise and the superintendent is raising an investigation into the causes.
 
The school, built in the 1920's, has been tested for Radon and other natural carcinogens with no cancerous levels found. Tests for Asbestos are now pending.

Tests may tell whether school in OC linked to cancer rates

Press of Atlantic City - 3/21/2006 3:29 AM

The Board of Education is investigating whether environmental contamination at the primary school might be to blame for a rash of cancer cases among staff there.
 
The district hired an environmental firm to take air tests throughout the school Saturday, Acting Superintendent David Moyer said. The firm will test various parts of the school, particularly classrooms where teachers diagnosed with cancer worked, he said.
 
The district will take soil borings in the ballfields around the building, too. The school board budgeted at least $200,000 for testing and, if necessary, any cleanup work th
 
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