During an interagency phone conference Monday, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission officials concluded that they will meet with officials from American Smelting and Refining Company of America to gather that information. But in 1994, traces of arsenic, lead, cadmium, zinc and other heavy metals were found in the soil in those neighborhoods. I don't think they did a thorough job before. I know that there are a lot of people in the neighborhood that are ill. But not everyone believes that there is a problem.
Some people are just different than others.
Some tests in the area showed that heavy metals including lead were at higher levels than federal standards allow. Dona Park residents have said more properties are contaminated and need to be cleaned. But in January, Dona Park and Manchester Place residents lost a legal challenge against the company. Ducy said he wants to see his neighborhood cleaned up and safe for the children that he has watched grow over the years. I like my neighborhood.