«There are only a few countries using leaded gasoline, so the
majority of the exposures are from lead - based paint, lead battery production and
hazardous waste sites,» Trasande said.
According to the «United Church
of Christ Justice & Witness Ministries» Toxic
Wastes and Race at Twenty» report in 2007, people
of color represent the
majority of those living within three kilometers
of this country's
hazardous waste facilities.