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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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/2/424 |