Protecting Children from Toxic Waste: Data-Usability Evaluation Can Deter Flawed Cleanup

Nearly 25 percent of US children live within 2 km of toxic-waste sites, most of which are in urban areas. They face higher rates of cancer than adults, partly because the dominant contaminants at most US hazardous-waste sites include genotoxic carcinogens, like trichloroethylene, that are much more...

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Main Authors: Kristin Shrader-Frechette, Andrew M. Biondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/2/424