Updated information June 18, 2024
I came across this article regarding "cancer Alley" ->
Since "articles and videos on social media" disappear, here is some paragraphs from the article and it's link is at: https://gizmodo.com/americas-notorious-cancer-alley-is-even-more-toxic-than-1851532462?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been known as “Cancer Alley.” The name stems from the fact that the area’s residents have a 95% greater chance of developing cancer than the average American. A big reason for this is the concentration of industrial facilities along the corridor — particularly petrochemical manufacturing plants, many of which emit ethylene oxide, an extremely potent toxin that is considered a carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency and has been linked to breast and lung cancers.
But even though the general risks of living in the region have been
clear for decades, the exact dangers are still coming into focus — and
the latest data show that the EPA’s modeling has dramatically
underestimated the levels of ethylene oxide in southeastern Louisiana.
On average, according to a new study published on Tuesday, ethylene
oxide levels in the heart of Cancer Alley are more than double the
threshold above which the EPA considers cancer risk to be unacceptable.
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Interesting that this video is no longer active on Youtube .....
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