Liz Hahn-Mattioli posted: An article published in the Scranton Times on March 20, 2011, it noted " dangerous air emissions are on the rise" The article also noted there has been a "steady upward trend in the release of toxic gases associated with short and long-term health problems from just 0.2 tons per year in 1972 to 37.8 tons per year - 186 times more - in 2011." Current landfills, we are told, are following strict state regulation even though DEP does not have the man power to always oversee them and are relying on collected data from other sources. An article published in the Scranton Times, on October 10, 2012, noted cancer rates increasing in Northeastern Pennsylvania over the past 10 yrs. among 23 different cancer types. For women, data show increases with bronchus, lung and thyroid. Cigarette smoking is noted as a possible cause. However, Northeast Pennsylvania has significantly higher cancer rates compared to national figures. Is there a connection between the increased dangerous air emissions and increasing cancer rates? If toxic emissions are on the rise at local landfills that are following strict state regulations, imagine the hazards being released by the Marjol Battery and Equipment Company property, an uncontrolled, unlined illegal hazardous waste landfill. m.thetimes-tribune/news/cancer-rates-for-nepa-increase-1.1386084 m.thetimes-tribune/news/trash-toxic-emissions-up-at-local-landfills-1.1121306
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 22:54:27 +0000
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