Questions over Brockovich claims following fresh cancer study

A CALIFORNIA state study has not revealed elevated cancer levels in the town of Hinkley, a small desert community that inspired the award-winning Hollywood film Erin Brockovich through its struggles with contaminated groundwater.

The fresh scientific evidence has called into question claims made by Brockovich.

The California Cancer Registry has completed three studies on Hinkley, where a toxic plume of cancer-causing chromium 6 is once again growing. The studies found that cancer rates remained unremarkable from 1988 to 2008.