According to Fagin (2013), the environmental health problems described in Toms River were large companies used this river as a private dumping ground and childhood cancers (brain tumor) were associated with local air and water pollution. However, the magnitude of this The main players in Toms River are Linda Gillick, Michael Berry, and Steve Jones. Linda Gillick who taught first graders for years and became involved with childhood cancer when her son Michael Gillick developed neuroblastoma. This cancer distorted Michael’s facial features and the tumor was large enough to compress his heart, eyes, and spine. Linda realized that Michael’s cancer could have been caused from the pollution in Toms River, chemical plant, and the dumpsite at Reich
