The study also identified eight other Valero refineries as having average benzene emission levels that could harm the health of those with long-term exposure. SanAntonio SATX FossilFuels pollution Texas AirPollution EnvironmentalJustice
Valero's Port Arthur refinery was one of those identified in a new report as having annual average benzene readings over three micrograms per cubic meter.
found that people living within 10 miles of a Texas oil refinery were “statistically significantly more likely to be diagnosed with lymphoma” than people who lived 20 to 30 miles away. The study also identified eight other Valero refineries as having annual average benzene readings that exceeded three micrograms per cubic meter. That's the level California regulators determined that may reduce blood cell counts, harm immune systems and increase vulnerability to disease for people who have long-term exposure, according to EIP's analysis.
The nine Valero facilities identified in the report account for the majority of the 15 petroleum refineries the publicly traded company operates. Valero sites that exceeded the three-micrograms-per-cubic meter threshold include both of the company's Corpus Christi refineries, along with Texas facilities in Texas City, Port Arthur, Three Rivers, Sunray and Houston plus one in Memphis, Tennessee.
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