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'Extremely concerned' | Risky arsenic, radium levels found in coal ash near Mooresville day care

A leading coal ash expert analyzed WCNC Charlotte's coal ash samples collected near Tutor Time of Mooresville. The day care is awaiting test results of its own.

Nate Morabito (WCNC)

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Published: 12:39 AM EDT September 16, 2024
Updated: 2:35 PM EDT September 19, 2024

Test results of the soil near a Mooresville day care confirm what experts feared:  what they call "unacceptable levels" of carcinogens and radioactivity in the coal ash placed there decades ago as fill dirt. 

The findings follow a WCNC Charlotte investigation that revealed the coal-burning byproduct and its toxic ingredients are not just buried near Tutor Time of Mooresville. The coal ash is buried under the day care too, according to state environmental records.

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