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| | ATSDR, PHA, GSX OF SOUTH CAROLINA, (a/k/a GSX LANDFILL), PINEWOOD, SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA |
 | | Births exceeded deaths in Sumter County by almost 3 to 1 as of 1984 (1,781 births, 641 deaths) (8). |
 | | The Sumter County infant death rate was 18.0 per 1,000 live births, compared with a state average of 14.7 infant deaths per 1,000 live births and a national average of 10 infant deaths per 1,000 live births (102). |
 | | The Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina conducted a study in the area entitled "Coping with an Environmental Stressor: Perception of Risk, Attribution of Responsibility, and Psychological Distress in a Community Living near a Hazardous Waste Facility" (110). |
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