Maywood: A Polluted Community

In Industry’s Shadow

Nagging questions…

More deaths in state are linked to air pollution

As many as 24,000 deaths annually in California are linked to chronic exposure to fine particulate pollution, triple the previous official estimate of 8,200, according to state researchers….

May 22, 2008, Janet Wilson, Times Staff Writer

Be RealisticAbout Time And Money

What Should You Test For?

• Lead

• Manganese

• Mercury

• Arsenic

• What's in yourcommunity?

Think about Ethics

• IRB or not?

• Language issues and consent forms

• Independent experts to deliver results and offer counseling

Interpreting Results

Expect the Unexpected

Translate for More Impact

Questions?