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Chemical toxicity ruled out as cause of death for East Palestine turtle
Final necropsy and lab testing results on a deceased snapping turtle from the East Palestine area show no evidence to support chemical toxicity as a cause of death.
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio - Final necropsy and lab testing results on a deceased snapping turtle from the East Palestine area show no evidence to support chemical toxicity as a cause of death.
According to the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, a necropsy is an examination of an animal after death with the purpose of determining the cause of death or extent of disease.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources submitted six deceased animals found in or around Sulphur Run to the Ohio Department of Agriculture's Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory last month.
The final results on four raccoons and one muskrat are still pending.
