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Cancer Epidemiology
Research from University of Texas, Institute for Health Policy yields new data on cancer epidemiology
July 26th, 2008
New research, 'Cumulative cancer risk from air pollution in Houston: disparities in risk burden and social disadvantage,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research from the United States, "Air toxics are of particular concern in Greater Houston, home to one of the world's largest petrochemical complexes and a quarter ofthe nation's refining capacity. Much of this complex lies along a navigable ship channel that flows 50 miles from east of the central business district through Galveston Bay and into the Gulf of Mexico." "Numerous communities, including both poor and affluent neighborhoods, are located in close proximity to the 200 facilities along this...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-07-26)
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