Toms River, a small
town on the Atlantic coast of New Jersey, is one of the most polluted places in
America thanks to the illegal dump of chemical corporation Union Carbide and
the toxic waste of Swiss multinational Ciba, which was set up in that area in
the early '50s and closed down in 1996. In the early '80s researchers found out
that the rate of cancer among children was higher by 30% than the American
average rate. The documentary follows the battle fought in the past 2 years by
some families struck by the disease. Documents and witnesses' reports raise
disquieting questions on the Swiss chemical company.