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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Brett Chase

EPA gives Sims a passing grade on air; expert critic says testing is flawed

A machine picks up scraps of metal and loads it into a container at Sims Metal Management in the Pilsen neighborhood. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file photo)

The air around a Pilsen car-shredding operation that community members want to shut down doesn’t pose short-term health threats, according to a company analysis of recent testing. 

At least one expert is calling the results from air monitoring around Sims Metal Management, 2500 S. Paulina St., flawed and says they provide “no useful information for many important pollutants,” such as heavy metals.

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