Dead Creek Pollution
Dead Creek, Illinois has no doubt affected the residents of Sauget and Cahokia in a number of ways.
Dead Creek and Toxins: A Ninety-Year Relationship
A little history is in order - Sauget (pop. ~250) was originally named "Monsanto" in the 1920s, near the eastern bank of the Mississippi River.
Sauget still serves as a base for industries in the Greater St. Louis area. For more than 90 years now, both 
Dead Creek and Borrow Pit "Lake" (an industry-made 60,000-square-foot, 14-foot-deep pit) have been collecting and retaining toxins such as:
- PCBs — polychlorinated biphenyls
- Dioxins — a probable carcinogen with additional non-cancer effects that may be even worse
- Benzene — a known carcinogen
Toxins in the Water and Soil
All of these toxins accumulate in humans and animals when the toxins are in the groundwater and soil—as is the case for Dead Creek, Borrow Pit Lake, and their surrounding communities.
The results are diseases such as:
- leukemia
- MDS (myelodysplastic syndrome)
- multiple myeloma
- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- liver, gall bladder and biliary tract cancer
- brain cancer
- pancreatic cancer
- kidney cancer
- breast cancer
- soft tissue sarcoma
Learn More about Toxic Exposure at Dead Creek
If you or a loved one played in or around Dead Creek or ate fish caught from Borrow Pit Lake and have been diagnosed with an illness, you are most likely eligible to recover compensation for your losses.
Contact the law office of Saville & Flint for legal help today. Call us today at (618) 465-3220 or toll free at (866) 461-3220.
The Illinois Department of Public Health found areas around Dead Creek from Sauget into Cahokia to pose a “public health hazard.” If you or a loved one lived in Sauget, grew up/played in Dead Creek, or ate fish caught from Borrow Pit Lake and have suffered any adverse side effects, you may have a claim.
At Saville & Flint we understand the trauma and devastation caused by the pollution at Dead Creek. We are committed to helping injured families recover compensation for physical, emotional and financial losses incurred as a result of toxic exposure.