David Leach lived on next to the Caloosahatchee River and the Franklin Lock in Olga, which he is standing next to, for almost four years. During that time, Leach and his family watched as the Army Corps of Engineers drove more than 100 creosote-treated pilings into the river at the lock. During that period Leach and his wife fell ill with constant headaches and nausea and their teenaged son broke out in a rash that covered his body, scalp to sole. Creosote has been recognized as toxic and is being phased out as a wood preservative.

Photo by ERIK KELLAR, Bonita Daily News

David Leach lived on next to the Caloosahatchee River and the Franklin Lock in Olga, which he is standing next to, for almost four years. During that time, Leach and his family watched as the Army Corps of Engineers drove more than 100 creosote-treated pilings into the river at the lock. During that period Leach and his wife fell ill with constant headaches and nausea and their teenaged son broke out in a rash that covered his body, scalp to sole. Creosote has been recognized as toxic and is being phased out as a wood preservative.

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