Since then, 21 samples have been collected including nine from SIPCOT Cuddalore and 12 from various locations around the country ranging from industrial areas, landfills and municipal dumps in Delhi, Gujarat, Kerala and Mumbai.
“These are new-age chemicals and India is yet to set standards for them. This initiative is a welcome one. These communities can shout, scream and kick the authorities into action,’’ said Sunita Narain, releasing the report in the capital, who led the CNG campaign in the capital.
The key findings
• A total of 45 chemicals including 13 carcinogens were found like acetone, toluene, chloroform, Methyl chloride and Benzene. These chemicals target virtually every system in the body — eyes, central nervous system, skin and respiratory system,
• At least 28 of the 45 chemicals found violate USEPA screening levels
• Dichloroethane found in downwind sample from one PVC effluent plant in Mettur exceeded standards by 32,000 times.
•‘Industrial pollution regulation in the country focuses on stack monitoring but the toxins we found are from pipe leakages, pumps and by pass channels,’’ said Denny Larson of GCM.
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