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                                                              <p>Some victims of Hurricane Harvey who are returning to Houston are <a href="http://www.khou.com/news/health/wristbands-given-out-to-test-for-chemical-exposure-from-harvey-floodwaters/477750670" target="_blank">being given wristbands</a> to track their chemical exposures.</p>
<p>The wristbands are being distributed in specific neighborhoods by researchers at Oregon State University; after residents wear them for 7 days, they will be mailed in for testing. The Mayo Clinic is also distributing the wristbands. It could take as long as a year to find out what the exposures were.</p>
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