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How living near a landfill 'raises lung cancer risk': Harmful gases from rotting rubbish can increase chance by up to a third among people who live within three miles of a site [1]

Living close to landfill sites can increase your risk of dying from lung cancer, scientists claim.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2016
Daily Mail (United Kingdom) [2]
Tags:
Solid Waste [3], Landfill [4], Health Effects [5], Lung Cancer [6], Air Pollution [7], European Union (EU) [8]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/how-living-near-landfill-raises-lung-cancer-risk-harmful-gases-rotting-rubbish-can-increase
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-mail-united-kingdom
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/landfill
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lung-cancer
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu