Imagine for a moment having a factory in your neighborhood that spews untreated effluent out its boilers' smokestacks, that some evenings you couldn't go outside for ten minutes without an asthma attack and clothes that stink.

Took the dog for a run Tuesday evening and didn't last but 10 minutes. My sweatshirt smelled of fireplace smoke, and I needed a slug on my asthma inhaler.

Another interesting commentary on risk perception, and the way our attitudes color that which we accept and that which we do not.