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Air Pollution At Schools
In August, the EPA put air samplers outside of 63 schools in 22 states. (Photo courtesy of the National Cancer Institute)
The US Environmental Protection Agency is wrapping up a 60-day initiative looking at toxic air pollution around schools. They're looking to gauge the health effects linked to pollution exposure. Many of the schools were chosen based on how close they were to heavy industry. Gigi Douban reports:
An article on one of the schools studied
Producer: Gigi Douban
Release Date: November 16, 2009
Running Time: 3:43