Airport - Health - Issues

Cary G Dean.

Live Near an airport

What are your children breathing, and how will it affect their health now and in the future?

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# Did you ever wonder what blows out of a jet airplane?

# What symptoms can occur with prolonged exposure to these chemicals?

# Have there been studies on cancer rates near airports?

Here is what you'll find in the air around an airport:

Freon 11, Freon 12, Methyl Bromide, Dichloromethane, cis-l,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon Tetrachloride, Benzene, Trichloroethylene, Toluene, Tetrachloroethene, Ethylbenzene, m,p-Xylene, o-Xylene, Styrene, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, o-Dichlorobenzene, Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Acetone, Propinaldehyde, Crotonaldehyde, Isobutylaldehyde, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Benzaldehyde, Veraldehyde, Hexanaldehyde, Ethyl Alcohol, Acetone, Isopropyl Alcohol, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Butane, Isopentane, Pentane, Hexane, Butyl Alcohol, Methyl Isobutyl Ketone, n,n-Dimethyl Acetamide, Dimethyl Disulfide, m-Cresol, 4-Ethyl Toulene, n-Heptaldehyde, Octanal, 1,4-Dioxane, Methyl Phenyl Ketone, Vinyl Acetate, Heptane, Phenol, Octane , Anthracene, Dimethylnapthalene(isomers), Flouranthene, 1-methylnaphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, Naphthalene, Phenanthrene, Pyrene , Benzo(a)pyrene, 1-nitropyrene, 1,8-dinitropyrene , 1,3-Butadiene , sulfites, nitrites, nitrogen oxide, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen trioxide, nitric acid, sulfur oxides, sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid, urea, ammonia, carbon monoxide, ozone, particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5)

What symptoms can occur with prolonged exposure to these chemicals?

ASPHYXIATION, ASTHMA, BRAIN CANCER, CANCER, CONJUNCTIVE IRRITATION, COUGHING, DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY, DISTORTED PERCEPTIONS, DROWSINESS,

DYSPNEA, HEADACHE, EEG CHANGES, EMPHYSEMA,FLUSHING, HALLUCINATIONS,

HEART DISEASE, HODGKIN'S DISEASE, KIDNEY DAMAGE, LACRIMATION,

LIVER DAMAGE,LUNG DISEASE, LUNG STRUCTURE DAMAGE, LUNG TIGHTNESS,

LYMPHOMA, MENTAL DEPRESSION, MULTIPLE ORGAN INVOLVEMENT,

MUSCLE WEAKNESS, MUTATIONS, MYELOID LEUKEMIA, NASAL EFFECTS,

NAUSEA, VOMITING, PULSE RATE DECREASE, PULMONARY IRRITATION,

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DAMAGE, SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION, SYSTEMIC IRRITATION,

TUMORS WHEEZING.

Have there been studies on cancer rates near airports?

* A 1993 US-EPA study of Midway Airport exhibited massive amounts of known carcinogens coming from aircraft engines in tons-per-year.

It also predicted that it produced more than 400 times the allowable cancer risks to the population than that of a federal Super Cleanup site (Toxic Waste Dump), as a direct result of exposure to these airport toxin's, Estimation and Evaluation of Cancer Risks Attributed to Air Pollution.

* The National Cancer Institute states that studies show that some types of brain tumors are more frequent among workers in certain types of industries including oil refining and embalmers.

Major health concerns of aircraft exhaust are petroleum and formaldehyde.

* The Federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry states that volatile organic compounds in jet exhaust, precisely 1,3-butadiene and benzene pose increased health risks in the exposed populace for leukemia and thyroid cancer.

* Data from the State of Washington Department of Health regarding Airport,s shows that cancer rates are not only up near Airport,s, but increase the closer you get to them.

* A second Washington state study of other Airport's, by the Seattle-King County Department of Health shows that cancer rates are up 31% and the rate's of respiratory disease among children is more than twice than those who live farther away from an Airport.

If you live near an airport, And you Value your children's Health.

MOVE!!!