At least 1,500 people lived within a half mile of this plant, over 20 of them under the age of 15, while more than 88,700 lived within a five-mile radius, of which over 1,100 were under the age of 15, according to 2025 data from World Pop, a research institute based at the University of Southampton. This matters because it gives a sense of how many neighbors experience the quality of life concerns and health impacts of the foul stench of rotting fish and other toxic chemicals released into the air.