CJB wrote
Is Heathrow due to become Cancer Capital of Europe?

Despite the UK Government's inability to carry out a statistical
survey of the occurrences of cancer (and asthma) around UK airports,
evidence has come from the USA that shows that there is a high
correlation of incidences of cancer around even small airports over
there. (1)

Additionally research by Spelthorne Council also confirms that
aircraft emissions do cause the high levels of asthma in that area.

No reference of course. Perhaps because no one has a plausible
explanation of the apparent increase in asthma in most places. Example,
the Isle of Skye, which has as much fresh air and water as anyone could
wish, no airport and only one town


Reference:

No it isn't. Lets have a real reference, not a "he said"



(1) The Plane Truth: Aviation and the Environment, written by
Professor John Whitelegg, and published by Transport 2000, and the
Ashden Trust in January 2002.

This highlighted research carried out by the US Environment
Protection
Agency which showed a "heightened incidence" of cancer in the
vicinity
of the Chicago-Midway Airport. It estimated that emissions from
aircraft were responsible for 10.5% of cancers caused by air
pollution
in the Midway area. Heathrow is substantially larger than Midway; it
is used by five times as many passengers and has 50% more landings
and
takeoffs. There have also been studies at Chicago-O'Hare Airport and
in Seattle which would appear to confirm the findings at Chicago-
Midway Airport.

So if air pollution is responsible for 0.0001 % of cancers this is
still "true" since a true believer said it !

Except for the "cancer is caused by pylons and mobile phones" true
believers of course.

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Mike D