Scientists move step closer to solving mystery of America's 'cancer alley' - an 80-mile stretch where death and disease is rampant
Scientists investigating a cancer hotspot in Louisiana have made a key finding that may partially explain the high rates of disease. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found extremely high levels of a carcinogen in the air across 85 miles along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, which has been dubbed 'cancer alley.' Tests carried out last year found residents are breathing in a colorless, flammable gas known as ethylene oxide up to 20 times higher from January 31 through February 26 than what was previously thought - and about 1,000 times more than the safe level.
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