The studyrevealed, on average, onlya smallstatistical correlation between the proximityof homes to garbage sitesand the incidence of unexplained rashes among people livinginthese homes.
In 1995 he and a college pal jumped into the Internet, cofounding VerticalNet, (nasdaq: VERTD - news - people ) a Horsham, Pa. collection of Web sites with news and online marketplaces for industries like garbage and water treatment.