The Developmental Consequences of Superfund Sites
利用1994至2002年佛罗里达州所有儿童数据，比较因超级基金场址清理或家庭搬迁而孕期暴露不同的兄弟姐妹，发现产前接触有毒废物会显著损害儿童的认知和行为能力，且影响远超出生指标所能预测。
We use population-level data on all Florida children born between 1994 and 2002 to examine the long-term effects of prenatal exposure to environmental toxicants from a Superfund (toxic waste) site. We compare siblings who faced different toxic exposures during gestation because of Superfund site cleanup (or, in other specifications, because of a family move). Children exposed to toxic waste while gestating have substantially worse cognitive and behavioral outcomes than do their unaffected siblings. These results are much larger than what would have been predicted were the effects of Superfund site exposure operating solely through standard measures of birth outcomes.