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Title: A Toxic Relationship

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Publication Year: 2020

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Abstract: Less than two weeks before Hurricane Harvey caused extreme flooding in Texas, the Trump administration rescinded a science-based executive order intended to make infrastructure more resilient to future flooding events (Relman 2017). This included infrastructure for Superfund sites, which contain some of the most harmful chemicals known to humankind. Hurricane Harvey’s floodwaters compromised the containment of hazardous chemicals at the San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund site in Houston, Texas (Gebelhoff 2019). The breach of this site potentially exposed nearby communities to dioxins, highly toxic chemical compounds that can cause reproductive and developmental problems, damage the immune system, interfere with hormones, and cause cancer.

Url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep26333

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Authors: Carter, Jacob; Kalman, Casey

Publisher: Union of Concernced Scientists

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