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RACHEL's ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY : http://www.rachel.org

# 687, DUMBING DOWN THE CHILDREN--PART 1 . ( 2/25/2000)

# 633, CARCINOGENS EVERYWHERE ; LEAD IN CHILDREN: OLD STORY; NEW DATA (1/14/1999)

# 529: TOXICS AFFECT BEHAVIOR

# 551: TOXICS AND VIOLENT CRIMES

# 559 CHILDHOOD CANCER AND POLLUTION

# 594 : MISSING BOYS

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MTBE Absorbed by Humans

NEW YORK, September 24, 1999 - New research has determined that the
gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) is absorbed directly
into the human body when fumes are breathed.
>http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=8515

TO CITY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND MEDICAL EDITORS:
Millions of Children in the World's Largest Cities Are Exposed toLife-Threatening Air Pollution

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 23 -/E-Wire/-- Millions of children living in the
world's largest cities, particularly in developing countries, are under daily threats of life-threatening air pollution. Children in these mega-cities experience air pollution levels two to eight times above the maximum World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Indeed, more than 80 percent of all deaths in developing countries attributable to air pollution-induced lung infections are among children under five.
/CONTACT: Frank Dexter Brown 202-729-7745 or Mary Houser
202-729-7744; both of World Resources Institute/ /Web site: http://www.wri.org/
For Full Text and Graphics Visit:
http://ens.lycos.com/e-wire/Sept99/23Sept9901.html