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Grew up in an area that had a toxic waste dump approximately 7 miles away. (It has since closed down)
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We moved from the country to Glens Falls, New York when before Katie was born. Prior to that my Mom had 8 kids in rural upstate. Katie and my brother were born after we moved. There were factories in our neighborhood, however my brother does not seem to be affected.
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Live less then 1 mile from United Steel and DTE as well as several oil refineries. Lots of dust in the air.
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Lower Manhattan during and after 9/11... was one of the first residents back.
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Bronx, New York
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Detroit area...motown. Pollution everywhere.
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There was a mine where they dumped thousands of barrels of chemicals into and there is a big increase in cancer, which is currently being investigated by the government. This was located about 3 miles from where I lived and affected our water supply.
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In the time.... the period when i was born was the accident with that nuclear explosion at Chernobyl........ I live at approximately 500 km from that place but I think that it could be a factor.
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I grew up with factories down the road from me. You never thought about it growing up.
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My grandparents and I lived in South East Texas. My grandfather was a welder and we moved around a little while he worked in the plants. We moved to Johnsons Bayou close to Christal Beach in Louisianna when I was 8 years old for 1 year. My grandfather worked in a Poggy Plant that stored fish. Later on I found out these fish had mercury in them. Also, some of these fish where brought home to eat. Also in South East Texas there have been plants that have caused different deformities in children, cancer, bronchitis, syndromes along with many other diseases caused by the pollutions they where sending out through the air and water. Some of these plants are under lawsuits.
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I LIVED OUT IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY ROUTINELY SPRAYED WEEDS WITH CREOSOTE AND SPRAYED DDT FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL. PEOPLE BURNED THEIR GARBAGE BEHIND THEIR HOMES SO IT WAS RATHER UNSANITARY.
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