Incinerator is a threat to health, say doctors

THE Irish Doctors’ Environmental Association unreservedly condemns the decision by An Bord Pleanála to site a toxic waste incinerator in Ringsakiddy.

Incinerator is a threat to health, say doctors

Two recent reports on incineration in the medical literature support this position. In the first study, data from an ongoing study involving more than 500,000 participants showed that air pollution from particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in size, produced by the incineration process, was important in determining the risk of death from heart disease.

These particles are not subject to statutory guidelines in Ireland.

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