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Morrison and Heath report neurotoxin found outside OH and WV schools
2009 Grantham Prize, "The Smokestack Effect: Toxic Air and America"
Regulators have found high levels of neurotoxic manganese in the air outside two schools in Ohio and West Virginia, the latest results of the EPA's efforts to check for chemicals outside U.S. schools.
Preliminary results, to be released today, found average manganese levels at least 70% higher than what the EPA considers safe for long-term exposure. The schools are about 10 miles from each other.
Morrison and Heath's story, EPA finds manganese threat at 2 schools, explains that government scientists say long-term exposure to manganese can cause mental disabilities and emotional problems, especially in kids.
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