Hundreds of square kilometres of Iraq are eclipsed by dense clouds of toxic smoke from fires at oil facilities and a sulphur factory blown up by 'Islamic State' terrorists, writes Doug Weir. With the fires left to burn for months on end, entire towns are suffering a public health catastrophe. But the Iraqi government is slow to act, or even collect vital health and environmental data.
… (VOCs) such as benzene, carbonyls such as formaldehyde, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons … (VOCs) such as benzene, carbonyls such as formaldehyde, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons …
The Reuters news organisation has just sullied its reputation with a disgraceful attack on the WHO's specialist body on cancer, the IARC, writes Claire Robinson. Resorting to smear, innuendo and anonymous critics, it relies heavily on discredited industry sources including tobacco defenders in its attempt to undermine IARC's view that glyphosate probably causes cancer.
… fumes, and the link between leukemia and formaldehyde, as documented by the journalist …