1. Toxic Towns USA Zack Brown, Chelsea Hoffman, Chris La Putt, and Liz Sparkes

2. The Scene: Rochester, New York Population: 220,000 Rochester Institute of Technology

3. CNS Cancer Double the national average. 119 cases in children. Ranked 9 th suffering from pollution.

4. The Culprit: KODAK State’s largest polluter Released 7,342,663 lbs. of carcinogens within the area. Released 544 million adult doses of dioxin per year. Major spills 30 tons of Methylene Chloride in a year 1 ton in a matter of six hours

5. Dioxin and Methylene Chloride Dioxin - Chlorinated Dibenzo-p- dioxins(CDDs) Crystals or colorless solids. Not intentionally manufactured other than for research (AKA: WASTE) Chloracne, liver damage, increased risk of cancer Methylene chloride Colorless liquid with a mild, sweet odor. Does not occur naturally in the environment. Nausea, burning redness, increased risk of cancer

6. What’s Being Done? $12 million settlement with EPA for cleanup Refurbished waste incinerators to decrease the amount of dioxin in the area. 75% decrease in pollution.

7. The Scene: Tupelo, MS Population: 30,000 Birthplace of Elvis Van Morrison's Tupelo Honey First TVA City

8. Liver, Kidney, & CNS Damage Causes liver to swell Causes buildup of waste in kidneys With high levels of exposure Carbon Tetrachloride affects the CNS. May lead to liver cancer.

9. The Culprit: Vitafoam Incorporated Also known as Olympic Corporation, Vitafoam UK, British Vita Cellular Foams PLC Foam, polyurethane, furniture making. Lee County’s main industry. 1,369% increase from 1956 of furniture manufacturing

10. Carbon Tetrachloride ( CCl4 ) 776,732 lbs. of carcinogens released in the environment. 3 million lbs. total for companies in Tupelo combined. Moves very quickly in the air. Breaks down and can also destroy ozone layer. Can remain in the air for 30-100 years.

11. Some good news Activist involvement is high Greenpeace influence Montreal Protocol EPA regulations Phase out Carbon Tetrachloride

12. The Scene: Elkhart, Indiana Population 43,000 Amish Country! Dairy

13. Cancer Galore! The NEW Cancer Alley

14. The Culprit: Foamex Corporation Foam, polyurethane, furniture making. One of Elkhart’s “diversified manufacturing concerns“ Released 186,277 lbs. of methylene chloride in 1997.

15. Methylene Chloride & Acrolein Vitafoam! Acrolein Clear or yellow liquid Stinks Used to make other chemicals