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...put with the trash. That's when the stench hit him. Thick, oily fumes engulfed his property like an invisible fog. "Not on Christmas Day," he thought. "They couldn't possibly be doing this on Christmas Day."

Marshall's West Eugene home is 300 yards from J.H. Baxter & Co., a wood preserving plant that treats utility poles, railroad ties, marine pilings and other industrial-use wood with pesticides that protect it from rot and decay. The chemicals they use do not only smell bad. Along with a host of associated health effects ranging from skin irritation to birth defects, creosote, pentachlorophenol (penta) and arsenicals--the three most commonly used wood preservatives--have been classified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as known or probable human carcinogens.

The recent appearance of a rare,...

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