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11-11-2008, 03:10 PM
A study by a research student at the UNPHU University has revealed that 68% of residents in Los Bajos de Haina, near the Itabo coal-fired generators suffer from respiratory and skin problems due to the coal particles emitted by the generators. The study also revealed that 56% of residents have suffered some sort of respiratory ailment and that 40% are at risk of acquiring these problems. Those interviewed, according to Hoy, say they have never been treated or told how to deal with these problems. The research students cited a 2005 study by the Academy of Science which estimated that 93% of sickness in that areas was due to respiratory problems. They also cited a 2007 study that revealed that more than 35,000 cases of lung diseases in children under the age of 14. Haina is known as one of the ten most polluted places on the planet, and the Blacksmith Institute has nicknamed it the "Dominican Chernobyl." Bajos de Haina is home to 110 manufacturing, chemical, metal and pharmaceuticals companies, as well as an energy generator.
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