LEUKAEMIA – PETROL STATIONS
August 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIECHILDREN who live near petrol stations and car repair garages have a dramatically higher rate of leukaemia, according to a new study. The research, published in the UK journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, indicates that exposure to the chemical benzene, present in petrol fumes and used in the manufacture of paints, plastics and pesticides may cause the childhood cancer. Scientists at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research examined the background of 280 children with acute childhood leukaemia living in Paris, Lyons, ...
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