Leukemia and brain/central nervous system cancers,

comprise half of these childhood cancers.

“Children Are The Barometers Of Our Society’s Health”

The youngest in society are most susceptible to the carcinogenic effects of pollutants.  Because the developing fetus, infant, and child are most susceptible to the harmful effects of pollutants, childhood cancer is often a key indicator of any potential hazards.  Nationwide, cancer is the #1 disease-related cause of death in children.

Greater Pottstown Area children have been compared to children across the nation, state, and in the remainder of the Tri County area.   All children everywhere are exposed to similar environmental pollutants, including pesticides and herbicides, cleaning chemicals, mold, second hand smoke, vehicle emissions, and even genetic factors.   

So what is the difference between our children and those

who live in other parts of the county, the state, and the nation?

Greater Pottstown Area children face a “CHEMICAL PLAGUE”.  

29 schools and day-cares

are less than 3 miles from the Pottstown Landfill.

Pottstown Landfill’s extremely carcinogenic gas exposes thousands of children, indoors as well as outdoors, where they live, as well as where they attend school.  24 hours a day, every day, pregnant mothers in the Greater Pottstown Area, and then their newborn babies, are forced to breathe air filled with potent carcinogens (radiation, dioxin, vinyl chloride, benzene and many more).  Babies are born with these chemicals in their bodies.  Then they are exposed daily through their lungs, skin, and eyes.

Pottstown Landfill’s cancer causing emissions.

While accurate data about the kinds and amounts of carcinogens as well as their additive, cumulative, and synergistic health effects on our children are unavailable, we do know that Pottstown Landfill gas contains extremely potent carcinogens such as radiation, dioxin, benzene, vinyl chloride, methylene chloride, and many others.  The true health threat to our children from Pottstown Landfill gas can not be accurately determined at this time, but common sense tells us we can not have it get worse.

Children around the Pottstown Landfill are overexposed to potent cancer causing chemicals, emitted into the air they breathe, 24 hours a day, every day, close to their homes, schools, athletic fields, and parks.   Childhood cancer rates around the Pottstown Landfill have skyrocketed above national, state, and tri county averages!

Despite these alarming facts, there are three pending Pottstown Landfill permits which could further jeopardize our children’s future.  

Our Children Need Us To Speak Up NOW!

Contact your state and federal elected officials