Thursday, November 3, 2011

Living in industry's shadow: After years of illnesses, family looks for answers

Living in industry's shadow: After years of illnesses, family looks for answers
http://californiawatch.org/health-and-welfare/living-industry-s-shadow-after-years-illnesses-family-looks-answers-13328 

"The Martin family lives 10 minutes from downtown Los Angeles, in a neat yellow house in a city called Maywood.
Starting a few blocks from their home, nearly 2,000 factories churn out Southern California's hot dogs, pesticides, patio furniture and other products. Trucks rumble off the I-710 freeway into sprawling freight rail yards. Odors of rotting animal carcasses waft through the family's windows on hot summer nights.

The Martins also have endured years of illness."

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