Results of a NIOSH study of birth defects among children of former Microelectronics and Business Machines Manufacturing Workers
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Overview Residents from the Village of Endicott, New York have been concerned about residential and workplace exposure from a microelectronics and business machines manufacturing facility in Endicott. These concerns led to studies of area residents and also led the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Congressional representatives from New York, and community stakeholders to ask the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to conduct a study of workers from the facility.
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