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June 23rd, 2004
"EPA Agency Reports Toxic Chemical Pollution Increases in 2002"
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that for the first time in five years toxic chemical pollution from factories, power plants, and other industrial facilities increased in 2002. According to an environmental group, the EPA has drastically underestimated the amount of butadiene, benzene, and other cancer-causing chemicals that are released into the environment.
The environmental group cited a study by a Texas state environmental agency that found butadiene and benzene levels in the air may be four to five times higher than official estimates in the EPA''s Toxic Release Inventory database. Butadiene exposure occurs mainly from breathing contaminated air.
