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Riverton fire releases cancer-causing substance into air – report [1]

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The air quality report on the Riverton dump fire, commissioned by the Health Ministry, shows that the samples of air pollutants taken from the site contained high levels of haza

Publication Date: 
24/03/2015
Jamaica Observer (Jamaica) [2]
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Air Pollution [3], Jamaica [4], Cancer [5], Health Effects [6], Benzene [7], Hazardous Waste [8]
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