Monitoring shows plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde in neighborhoods along Houston’s Ship Channel

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By mmillikinJul 3, 2021, 4:30 am390 pts
Air pollution monitoring by the Houston Health Department in 2019 and 2020 recorded levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, along the Houston Ship Channel that pose potential health risks to surrounding neighborhoods. The analysis, funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency, found that from 27…

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