Now, over ten years later, the New York State Department of Health has completed a study and determined that portions of the Love Canal community are as "habitable" as other areas of Niagara Falls. What would you want to do to determine the safety of moving families back into this community?
In general one should try to focus on the environment. What are the hazards, chemicals involved,and the risks based upon the potential routes of exposure and possible dosages. One must also take into consideration the most highly susceptible subsets of the population in assessing risk. Once one has made a decision to evacuate a community, workplace or home it may be difficult for people to regain a sense of safety or comfort making it necessary to thoroughly assess, document and share exposure data.
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