California Teens Expose the Chemicals in Household Cleaners That Are Putting Their Community at Risk
When Giselle Lazaro met with study subjects for a scientific research project she was conducting, she found herself on familiar territory—in households that resembled her own Mexican American home in Salinas, a working-class city in central California. Lazaro and 14 other students from Salinas high schools were conducting a study to identify health hazards from traditional cleaning products and raise awareness about how to avoid them.
"Scientists are often portrayed in the media in white lab co