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Waste, Part I: Municipal Landfills
When it was opened in 1948, the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island in New York was supposed to be a temporary measure of only five years duration. Built on a wetlands with no liner to prevent groundwater contamination, the site has been kept in o...
Subject: asthma
Transcript: respiratory ailments, for instance-- These odor incidences can trigger asthma attacks, Things of that nature. So they know, just intuitively, That this is
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Economic Impact of Air Pollution
Scientist and climate change expert Michael Oppenheimer discusses some of the economic impacts of air pollution, including those related to health, the natural environment, and infrastructure decay.
Subject: asthma