Living near a US toxic waste site could shave a year off your life, study finds

First-of-its-kind study shows stark effects for people living near contaminated Superfund sites in urgent need of cleanup

Superfund sites are scattered across America: they're places like landfills and manufacturing plants so contaminated with hazardous waste that the federal government has designated them a national priority to clean up. And according to a new, large-scale study, living near one can shave months - and in some cases, more than a year - off how long you live.

Related: They couldn't care less': plan to solve sewage crisis in Illinois town merely a patch'