Neighbors Remember a Toxic 'Taj Mahal'. Candy J. Cooper.
by Cooper, Candy J; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 54Environment. Publisher: The Record, 2003ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Cancer -- Causes and theories of causation | Environmental degradation | Environmental health | Hazardous substances -- Health aspects | Hazardous waste site remediation -- Costs | Health risk assessment | Pantasote Inc | Plastics industry and trade | Polyvinyl chloride | Vinyl chlorideDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The children who grew up around Pantasote Inc. in Passaic had the run of a toxic playground. While the plastics factory blew gas and powdery dust into the summer breeze, young Pedro Soto and his friends built clubhouses out of sumac branches on the property." (THE RECORD) This article considers the potential health risks that Passaic residents may have been exposed to as a result of Pantasote spewing and spilling "its chemicals into the neighborhood."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Neighbors Remember a Toxic 'Taj Mahal', May 19, 2003; pp. n.p..
"The children who grew up around Pantasote Inc. in Passaic had the run of a toxic playground. While the plastics factory blew gas and powdery dust into the summer breeze, young Pedro Soto and his friends built clubhouses out of sumac branches on the property." (THE RECORD) This article considers the potential health risks that Passaic residents may have been exposed to as a result of Pantasote spewing and spilling "its chemicals into the neighborhood."
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