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Dispatches International
LONDON, ENGLAND
LASTING IMPACT
Study finds high levels of cancer-causing toxins near site
of Grenfell Tower fire. By Angelo Verzoni
A
new study has found abnormally
high levels of chemicals known to
cause cancer and other health problems
near the site of the Grenfell Tower fire
in London. Researchers are urging that
steps be taken to further evaluate the
health risk these chemicals pose to
people living in the area, and to those
who responded to the fire and and
cleaned up after it.
Researchers from the University of
Central Lancashire (UCLan) in England
conducted the study, published by the
journal Chemosphere in March.
"There is undoubtedly evidence of
contamination in the area surrounding
the tower, which highlights the need for
further in-depth, independent analysis
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to quantify any risks to residents," Anna
Stec, lead author of the study and professor of fire chemistry and toxicity at
UCLan, said in a statement released by
the university. "It is now crucial to put
in place long-term health screening to
assess any long-term adverse health
effects of the fire on local residents,
emergency responders, and cleanup
workers. This will also provide a future
readiness for dealing with any further
such disasters."
Just one month after the massive
blaze-which burned in the 24-story
Grenfell Tower apartment building in
June 2017, killing 72 people in what
became the deadliest fire in modern
British history-UCLan researchers
discovered that char samples from balconies on buildings roughly 160 to 330
feet from Grenfell Tower were contaminated with cancer-causing polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). This
led to further research that analyzed
soil samples up to three-quarters of a
mile from Grenfell. The results of that
research appear in the new study, and
show that cancer-causing chemicals
are present in soil near the site of
the fire at levels as high as 160 times
above normal.
"Samples collected within 140m
[460 feet] of the tower showed, amongst
other toxicants, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin concentrations 60 times
greater than UK urban reference soil
levels; benzene levels were 40 times
greater; levels of [six] key polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were
approximately 160 times greater," the
study reads. "Particulate and pyrogenic contamination in the immediate
vicinity is clearly evident, and may
have leached out of fire debris, char,
GETT Y IMAGES; OPPOSITE , REUTERS
RIPPLE EFFECT
A new study finds that cancer-causing chemicals
are present in soil near the site of the Grenfell Tower
at levels as high as 160 times above normal.
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