(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – In this photo taken with a drone, portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the previous night in East Palestine, Ohio, remain on fire at mid-day, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(East Palestine, OH) A study was taken on Saturday by a research team from the University of Pittsburgh about the East Palestine train derailment that happened on February 3rd, 2023. This event occurred at the East Palestine Memorial Library. That Pitt team met with individuals from the community that were within a radius of 8 miles of the derailment site who could register for air, soil, water and biological testing. Parents with children under the age of 18 also shared their experiences. The research participants also had compensation available.