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The Environmental Injustice of Lead Poisoning
Dr. Ilan Shapiro, at AltaMed, and Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Director of the L.A. County Department of Public Health, explain how a lead smeltering plant was allowed to operate without appropriate permits in East L.A. surrounded by majority Latino communities without many resources. The only way to reduce lead contamination is to physically remove it.
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