# Correction: Soil contamination by environmentally persistent free radicals and dioxins following train derailment in East Palestine, OH

**Authors:** Myron L. Lard, Sarah E. Eichler, Peng Gao, Kuldeep Singh, Joseph D. Ortiz, Robert L. Cook, Slawomir Lomnicki, Stephania A. Cormier, Jennifer Richmond-Bryant

PMC · DOI: 10.1039/d5em90009c · 2025-03-03

## TL;DR

This paper corrects a previous study on soil contamination after a train derailment in East Palestine, OH.

## Contribution

The paper provides corrections to prior findings on environmental contaminants from the train derailment.

## Key findings

- The original study's data on soil contamination by free radicals and dioxins was corrected.
- Updated information clarifies the environmental impact of the derailment in East Palestine, OH.

## Abstract

Correction for ‘Soil contamination by environmentally persistent free radicals and dioxins following train derailment in East Palestine, OH’ by Myron L. Lard et al., Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1039/d4em00609g.

## Full-text entities

- **Chemicals:** free radicals (MESH:D005609), dioxins (MESH:D004147)

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11875061