Report: Florida Near Top In Nation For Toxic Pollution
Groups Wants National Study Of Chemicals In Air
POSTED: 10:54 am EST January 22,
2003
UPDATED: 4:24 pm EST January 22,
2003
A new national report released Wednesday ranked Florida in the top five states when it comes to toxic chemical releases, according to Local 6 News.
The Florida Public Interest Research Group released the study on the amount of toxic chemicals that are released into the air and water.PIRG officials said that the chemicals can cause cancer, emphysema and other diseases.
The group told Local 6 News that the toxins in the air usually come from electric utilities and other industries.They want lawmakers in Washington to fund a nationwide system to track chemicals in the air, Local 6 News reported."There's no nationally coordinated study that assesses released chemical with disease patterns," PIRG representative Phares Heindl said.Other states at the top of the list for toxic pollution included Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia.
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