EPA Study Finds That U.S. Public Schools with the Highest Potential Exposure Risk to Air Toxics Have Higher Proportions of Disabled Latino, Hispanic, and Asian Children

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completed a nationwide study to assess the estimated non-cancer exposure risks of public school students to ambient air respiratory toxicants. The analysis also examined how disability status, race, and ethnicity were related to exposure risk in more than 88,000 regular public schools located in the 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. 

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