[HN Gopher] Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollut...
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       Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S.
        
       Author : Jimmc414
       Score  : 77 points
       Date   : 2024-08-18 17:18 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | ahaucnx wrote:
       | I think the scary thing is that we can measure these health
       | outcomes and probably connect to a source like a chemical plant
       | but we still don't understand what exactly is causing the cancer.
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       | For example there are more than 10.000 VOCs in the air. Some are
       | harmless but many are not. It's extremely difficult to measure
       | them and categorize them and nearly impossible to do so in real
       | time.
       | 
       | So even though the EPA measures air quality continuously, they
       | probably only cover a fraction of the harmful substances in the
       | air.
        
       | danesparza wrote:
       | Hmmm ... I trust propublica, but I can't seem to look up their
       | number on Signal. Anybody else having that issue?
        
         | 38 wrote:
         | what does that have to do with anything?
        
       | xyzzy4747 wrote:
       | Now check a map of air pollution in South Asia for comparison.
       | Maybe it's a reason India does so badly in the Olympics.
        
       | rawgabbit wrote:
       | I grew up not far from Port Arthur TX. I am not surprised it is
       | listed as a pollution hot spot. When I was there the beaches were
       | always covered in oil and the air was thick with whatever the
       | refineries released at night. I only knew it smelled awful and I
       | later developed asthma. If it wasn't for the refineries, there
       | would be no jobs and no reason for my parents to have moved
       | there. I mostly fault the bean counters. I know they can operate
       | safely. They are just saving a few pennies.
        
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