Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health
Janet Currie,
Michael Greenstone and
Enrico Moretti
Working Papers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
Abstract:
We are the first to examine the effect of Superfund cleanups on infant health rather than focusing on proximity to a site. We study singleton births to mothers residing within 5km of a Superfund site between 1989-2003 in five large states. Our “difference in differences” approach compares birth outcomes before and after a site clean-up for mothers who live within 2,000 meters of the site and those who live between 2,000- 5,000 meters of a site. We find that proximity to a Superfund site before cleanup is associated with a 20 to 25% increase in the risk of congenital anomalies.
Date: 2011-02
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