title: SUPERFUND CLEANUPS AND INFANT HEALTH.
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.
authors.affiliation: NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Currie
authors.affiliation: NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greenstone
authors.affiliation: NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moretti
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006256:Hazardous Waste / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D000068104:Infant Health; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency; D018505:Waste Management
chemical_list: D006256:Hazardous Waste