Colorado Nail Salon Workers Face Chronic Air Pollution, Elevated Cancer Risk

ENN
May 7, 2019, 3:40 pm187 pts
Colorado nail salon employees face increased health risks due to high levels of indoor airborne pollutants such as formaldehyde and benzene, new CU Boulder research finds, concluding that working in a salon is akin to working at an oil refinery or an auto garage.

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