Community | February 10, 2010 | 1 comment

California Toxic Waste Dump Feared to Cause Fatal Birth Defects

source: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/california-toxic-waste-dump-fatal-birth-defects.php

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There's been an unusual spate of tragic birth defects over the last year in the central California town of Kettleman City. Five out of the twenty children born in just over a year have been born with birth defects or "other maladies, including cleft palate and cleft lip," the LA Times reports. Three of them died, and the other two are receiving medical treatment. That's a full twenty-five percent of children born with serious birth defects. It's certainly enough to leave doctors and investigators suspicious that it's not coincidence--and the prime suspect is a 1,600 acre toxic waste dump near the town; one that's also set for expansion.
LINK : http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/california-toxic-waste-dump-fatal-birth-...
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