Is there an increased incidence of cancers to inmates of the Marion Federal Penitentiary?
The 1990 cancer incidence data review included all cases of cancer diagnosed among residents of the study area, including the Marion zip code. If inmates were diagnosed and they listed the Penitentiary as their home address, they should be included in the data reviewed. If inmates diagnosed with cancer listed a home address outside the area, they would not have been included in the cancer incidence data review. • Are municipal water supplies routinely tested for PCBs? Who sampled the water at the Refuge water treatment plant? Public water supplies are currently required to sample for PCBs. Beginning in 1983, both raw water samples from Crab Orchard Lake and finished water samples from the Refuge water treatment plant were collected quarterly and analyzed for several contaminants including PCBs. The water samples were collected by certified water plant operators employed by the Refuge and the Federal Penitentiary. The IEPA laboratory then analyzed the water samples. No PCBs were ever de
