Large number of low-birth-weight babies born to women living near the Aliso Canyon gas blowout

Women in their final trimester of pregnancy who lived within 6.2 miles of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Field blowout—the largest uncontrolled release of toxic air pollutants from an underground gas storage facility in U.S. history—had a nearly 50% higher-than-expected chance of having a low–birth-weight baby, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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