Residents' lives at risk: toxic plant sharply raises cancer risk among locals
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Blood tests of dozens of residents living near a major chemical plant in Lancashire, England, have shown critically high concentrations of PFOA compounds — chemicals linked to cancer that do not break down in nature. Experts say the health risks in the area are directly linked to the "AGC Chemicals" plant's use of this harmful substance in its production process for many years.
"Postxronika.az" reports, citing the BBC, that the Environment Agency and local authorities have confirmed that soil, local vegetables and agricultural produce in the region have been subject to mass contamination. It has emerged that this toxic substance, classified by the World Health Organization as a Group 1 carcinogen, is even being passed on to the younger generation through breast milk and the food chain.
Officials are preparing to close agricultural land for safety reasons and officially declare the area a contaminated zone. As part of the research, residents have been given special preventive guidance to minimize the effects of toxic substances spreading into the environment through ventilation.
Rəşad Hüseynov