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Fumes from petroleum tanks .... What are the kids here breathing?

E21NS  E21NS  E21NS  E21NS  E21NS June 10, 2019 Inside Climate News | Portland, Maine | fossil fuels: emissions

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Industrial bunker fuel and asphalt tanks near schools have been emitting more than twice the allowed volatile organic compounds (VOCs) since at least 2013, problematic for health and climate change. One study found that ground-level ozone from oil and gas production causes more than 750,000 asthma attacks in children in the US each year.

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