The Missouri Ghost Town Poisoned By Toxic Waste 

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Considering he sprayed his own horse arena with it I think that Bliss guy had no idea. Poor bastard.

I gotta say, my faith in humanity has been slightly restored, seeing everyone say that Bliss was just an innocent scapegoat. Screw corporations and sloppy government.

My father was a victim in this, and has cancer clumps form spontaneously on his body. He was just a toddler when he was paid to leave, and commonly played outside as children that age did, so he's severely at risk for the town's mistakes.

That flood causing the entire town to be evacuated was almost like nature itself telling them it was time to get out of there.

If the guy knew that it was toxic I really don’t think he would willingly spray his own horse arena

"Hey do you think we should tell him that the stuff might be toxic?"

The employees of Hoffman Taff were tested in 1967, and it was learned they suffered from chloracne and other illnesses. The employees were then required to wear protective clothing. Shower before going home and constantly was their hands. Hoffman knew the waste was hazardous.

My wife and I grew up in Ellisville. Literally played around the creeks and woods surrounding the site which was later identified as a Dioxin dumping site (a few miles from Times Beach). It would be interesting to talk to other people In our situation and discuss health problems. A ton of kids we grew up with, around that area, have health problems or are already dead. Infuriating.

If Bliss knew, he would not have sprayed it on his own property.

When you really think about it, it would have been cheaper just to pave the streets.

The train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio reminded me so much about this tragedy.

I know this story all too well. I was conceived,carried and born here in 1981. My dad and mom are a couple of the last people left that endured this secret tragedy. I'm 40 now and have had health problems my entire life. I've endured everything from brain tumors, cancer, hormone deficiencies, and MANY other medical issues. God help anyone else that's endured the lifelong affects from the Dioxin that the US government let slide. The ( very) small settlement that my family received ( mere thousands), surely paled in comparison to the lost quality of life I've endured. - Purdom family

"Ignorance is bliss" is honestly SUCH a good headline, poor guy though

Imagine being tricked into spraying an entire town with Agent Orange because the company producing it was too cheap to dispose of it properly.

Thinking to myself while watching, “omg, omg, you’ve got to be kidding me” and then once I actually listened I came to the conclusion that I couldn’t be and wasn’t surprised. On another note, I also think Bliss had no idea what he actually had and was spraying. Horses are so expensive in so many ways, all through their entire life cycle. And you can’t help also becoming extremely attached to them with not just the money put into them but your time spent with them. I fully believe he wouldn’t have sprayed his arena area if he had the slightest inkling of what he had. Nor would he have endangered his and all the residents of the roads and property’s water. Just another fine example of a corporation throwing the minimal amount of money at something to have it disappear with the appearance that their hands are clean.

"You could tell me it was some kind of a new jelly, and I'd put it on toast and eat it.""

Can't believe someone commented on this video with "Stop making videos about useless information"; this was not only a fascinating story from history, but an important reminder for why environmental regulations and institutions like the EPA need to exist and need to be fully funded.

I had to pause multiple times during this to just let it sink in. I saw the title and knew it was gonna be bad but the second I heard him say Dioxin, my heart stopped.

My dad retired as a chemist at Syntex, and told me about this place and the poisoning. I never thought I would see a video on RU-vid about it!