"Toxic Soup" shares the stories of everyday Americans fighting to keep their blood, water
and air safe from pollution. In Parkersburg, West Virginia, school teacher Joe Kiger
uncovers C8, an unregulated chemical, in his community's drinking water. According to
the Environmental Protection Agency, C8 can be found in 96 percent of Americans' blood.
In Institute, WV, an explosion at the Bayer plant kills two plant workers and comes within
80 feet of a stockpile of MIC, the chemical responsible for the world's worst industrial
accident in Bhopal, India, which has resulted in the deaths of over 20,000 people to date.
In Louisville, KY, west-end resident Eboni Cochran petitions city council to set standard
operating procedures for chemical leak and odor investigations in the Rubbertown district.
Toxic Soup explores the American politics behind industrial chemicals.
