By DeAnna G.         Magdalene K.           Valeria G.

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toxic waste can harm people by indigestion, inhalation, and exposure.

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The effects of being near a lot of toxic waste is low birth weight, birth defects, and certain types of cancers.

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Toxic sludge found in a stream and on the columns in it in Vancouver 

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poisonousbyproduct

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Found in the ground and in stream runoff

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                    Causes harm to plants and animals

The Yucca Mountain Downwinders

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Chernobyl 1986

The Accident at Three Mile Island

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Works Cited

"Toxic Waste: Man's Poisonous Byproducts." National Geographic. 2011: n. page. Print. <http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/toxic-waste-overview/>." Superfund for Students and Teachers| Superfund| US EPA." US Environmental Protection Agency. Web. 21 Nov. 2011. <http://www.epa.gov/superfund/students/clas_act/haz-ed/ff_01.html>."Health Effects of Residence near Hazardous Waste Landfill Sites: a Review of Epidemiologic Literature." The National Center for Biotechnology Information. Web. 21 Nov. 2011. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10698726.

   

Other Citations

    Powers, Ashley. “Tourist revisit the Cold War at Nevada Test Site”. Los Angeles Times. July 17, 2011. Web. Nov. 20, 2011. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/17/nation/la-na-nevada-test-site-20110717 Nuclear Fissionary. "What Happened at Chernobyl" Nuclear Fissionary. March3, 2010. Web. Nov. 21, 2011 http://nuclearfissionary.com/2010/03/03/what-happened-at-chernobyl/ Wasserman, Harvey. "Three Mile Island: Exposin the Government's Cover Up ofOur Most Infamous Nuclear Accident" AlterNet. March 30, 2009. Web. Nov. 21-, 2011. http://nuclearfissionary.com/2010/03/03/what-happened-at-chernobyl/