Residents of Mossville, LA, have three times the level of dioxin in their blood as the national average, and 90 percent of the residents have illnesses that are linked to dioxin exposure. These are conclusions drawn from government data, so the humane, responsible thing for government agencies to do is — nothing. According to a BNA story ($), the data were collected by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. ATSDR's investigation of the exposure has been underway since 1998. But according to a report, Industrial Sources of Dioxin Poisoning in Mossville, Louisiana: A Report Based on the Government's Own Data, just released by Advocates for Environmental Human Rights (AEHR), "However, the Exposure Investigation entirely fails to identify the sources of the dioxins harming the health and environment of residents." Mossville, an African American community, is surrounded by 14 toxic industrial facilities including vinyl manufacturers, oil refineries, coal-based power plants and chemical plants. The report, authored by AEHR and others, identifies six facilities as the culprits. Yet no assistance to the residents or other remedial action by the responsible government agencies has taken place.