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NAIL SALON WORKERS EXPOSED TO FUMES

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A technician at Northbend Nails gives a customer a pedicure. (Photo by Ann Dornfeld)

Anyone who's been in the same room as an open bottle of nail polish remover knows how strong it smells. Now imagine working in those fumes all day, every day. That's what it's like to work in a nail salon. There's growing concern that nail salon workers are being exposed to such high levels of these fumes that their health is at risk. Ann Dornfeld reports on a project in Seattle to teach nail technicians how to keep themselves safe at work:

Learn more about the Community Coalition for Environmental Justice's Toxic Beauty Campaign