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Tom Perkins is a freelance reporter living in Hamtramck. Follow him at @PomTerkins on Twitter.
State regulators say the air contamination risk at the BASF toxic waste site in Grosse Isle is low. However, independent experts question why the evaluation excluded some of the most toxic contaminants in the soil, arguing that air testing is needed to confirm if a health threat exists.
