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Date of publication: June 22, 2007

Source: The Daily Texan

Author: Lindsey Mullikin

Excerpt from article:

Concerned residents of the neighborhood surrounding Zavala Elementary School asked City Council on Thursday to address the effects of hazardous industrial material use from nearby plants.

"Of all the schools in the Austin Independent School District, Zavala has the fifth-greatest exposure to industrial uses," said Sunshine Mathon, who works with the East Austin Environmental Justice Pilot Project.

There are 72 hazardous sites within a half-mile of Zavala Elementary, said Elizabeth Walsh, who also works with the project.

A survey given to children in the area revealed that children avoid certain industrial sites when walking in the community, she said...