Your Investigation:
Callicoon the Cat
Dr. Galena is in the middle of morning rounds as he arrives. Never one to pass up a “teachable moment” Dr. Galena involves her students in the cat problem. The students perform a neurological exam which indicates that there is a problem and Callicoon has diarrhea. Dr. Galena encourages the students to question Tony about the circumstances surrounding Callicoon’s illness; and is very pleased when Jeffrey Lazell suggests that Callicoon’s blood be tested for lead – he connected the industrial setting to the symptoms. The laboratory results indicate elevated levels of lead in Callicoon’s blood; Dr. Galena suggests that standard “chelation therapy” should cure the cat.
Tony Plumbo is very distressed and concerned about the potential human health problems associated with exposure to lead at the Ramalives Battery Recycling Company in Ramford and at the company’s plants in the Philippines and Thai Land. He hires an environmental engineering firm to help assess the situation and begins to work with officials from Ramford County.
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