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February 2, 2018

Toxic Air Pollution at U.S. Schools Most Impacts Students of Color
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A new study finds many schoolchildren across the U.S. face toxic levels
of air pollution in their classrooms, with low-income groups and
students of color far more likely to be affected. The findings,
published in the journal Environmental Research, rely on EPA and census
data to examine some 90,000 U.S. public schools. The study found that
African-American and Latino students, in particular, are more likely to
attend schools near industrial sources of air pollution tied to
neurological harm-including lead, mercury and cyanide.


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