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"Less Benzene In Air After Shutdown Of Tonawanda Coke" [1]

"TONAWANDA, N.Y.  — State environmental officials say air sampling shows there’s been a drop in the chemical benzene since the closure of the Tonawanda Coke plant in western New York.

A Department of Environmental Conservation analysis of the air quality around the site shows an immediate drop in cancer-causing benzene following the shutdown of the 100-year-old plant in October. The DEC said earlier this week while releasing the results that it found no concerning chemical concentrations."

The Associated Press had the story December 22, 2018. [2]

Air [3]
Pollution [4]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [5]
Public [6]
Source: AP [2], 12/24/2018
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/less-benzene-air-after-shutdown-tonawanda-coke [2] https://www.apnews.com/dfb75562330d4740ad2a16b0e1b5b680 [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/air [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81