benzene

Canada

Company to begin removing benzene from Sarnia, Ont., petrochemical plant

Ineos Styrolution will start removing benzene from its Sarnia, Ont., plant this weekend, as part of a plan to bring the facility…

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Canada

Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over benzene levels

Aamjiwnaang First Nation in southwestern Ontario has declared a state of emergency over what it calls the “ongoing and excessive” discharge…

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Health

Aamjiwnaang First Nation members say industrial benzene emissions in Sarnia, Ont., area made them ill

Christine Rogers says she won’t go back to work until something is done at a neighbouring chemical plant. The 40-year-old lives…

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Lifestyle

Gas stoves can produce more benzene than passive smoking

Cooking on a gas stove could produce higher amounts of a cancer-causing chemical than passive smoking, a new study suggests.…

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