WHO agency : Air pollution causes cancer

[dipsydoodle]

Source: Associated Press

LONDON (AP) -- What many commuters choking on smog have long suspected has finally been scientifically validated: air pollution causes lung cancer.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer declared on Thursday that air pollution is a carcinogen, alongside known dangers such as asbestos, tobacco and ultraviolet radiation. The decision came after a consultation by an expert panel organized by IARC, the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, which is based in Lyon, France.

"We consider this to be the most important environmental carcinogen, more so than passive smoking," said Kurt Straif, head of the IARC department that evaluates cancer-causing substances.

IARC had previously deemed some of the components in air pollution such as diesel fumes to be carcinogens, but this is the first time it has classified air pollution in its entirety as cancer causing.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_MED_POLLUTION_CANCER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-10-17-06-01-53

[idwiyo]

1. k&r No shit. Now lets watch car owners defend their cancer producing toys.

[reddread]

5. ok

wood burning is the most toxic form of air pollution.
the anti-pollution devices applied to modern, WELL MAINTAINED
vehicles has made the biggest of differences.
Alternative technologies have and will continue to improve the situation
There are other measures that need to be taken and increased,
but kneejerk blame laying is a red herring sushi dish in this case.
you blame car owners rather than a petrochemically controlled regulatory
and infrastructure choking mad house of money?
thats pretty sad.

[Miranda4peace]

7. They can be easily blamed.

If you have a car, live in or near a city and never use the bus AND/or HAVE CHILDREN you share the blame! Trains, Buses, bikes are all alternatives THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T UTILIZE BECAUSE OF CONVENIENCE.
Now look at the size and health of people and tell me that "convenience" isn't killing them?!?!?!

[reddread]

9. Well yeah

but owning a car, or even a whole lot of them, doesnt mean you cant bicycle.
And neither of those possibilities means that the local municipality is pro-mass transit,
let alone responsible towards the needs of taxpayers who need it.
When buses dont service real working hours of poor people, its a joke.
I suggest putting the blame where it belongs, on the responsible parties.
Red herrings accomplish nothing.
Local perspectives are not universally applicable, so its worth considering
the numerous misfortunes and circumstances of others, and not just lashing out.
especially at some subset.
I guess there are states that do not mandate smog controls and plenty of violators
who should be taken down for it. Either way,
wood burning and other forms of unmitigated waste incineration is as much to blame as
anything. talk about "convenience"

[idwiyo]

14. Of course, it's them fireplaces. Never cars.

[reddread]

15. I know that isnt what I said, Sid.

Do you think it is?

[idwiyo]

16. Sid? And yes, you did.

[reddread]

18. youre seeing things

better get that checked.

[idwiyo]

19. You call me Sid, and I am the one who needs my head checked?

[reddread]

21. I'll miss your drunken wisdom

my loss

[Shampoyeto]

2. anti-environmentalists take note

This is a fact.

[Victor_c3]

3. Why does the WHO hate America?

Isn't it our god-given right as Americans to pollute the air and the world? We are entitled to cancer and we are entitled to spread it to the rest of the world! We are Americans!

Oh well, I guess it is all part of the UN and Obama's scheme to take over the US and to turn our nation into a dictatorship. I better head back down to my bunker and wait for the UN troops to invade our country :leaving:

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On a serious note, who would have guessed that a bunch of unnatural chemicals floating around our environment in (sometimes startlingly) high concentrations could lead to cancer. To me, it seems intuitive.

[olddad56]

8. we are just trying to keep up with China and India.

[FailureToCommunicate]

4. Duh. That's one of the reasons we passed the Clean Air Act in 1970

Of course there have been lots of attempts to dilute the legislation since those days.

http://www.progressivereform.org/cleanAir.cfm

[Stuart G]

6. K and R thanks for posting nt

[bunnies]

10. bookmarked for the next "I hate smokers" thread.

[idwiyo]

11. Oh gawd, don't even start on that one!

[bunnies]

12. lol.

Those require AND . Got my new flamesuit on order already.

[idwiyo]

13. Am not sure beer is enough, am going for hard stuff instead.

[bunnies]

17. Good point. Youre right.

I think grain alcohol should do it. But only if we dont eat that day.

[idwiyo]

20. Actually eating might help! I heard somewhere that eating bread soaked in alcohol

(kind of like a cold porridge) with a spoon, works much better than just drinking.



I better try that now, after I was called Sid, and told that I should blame "petrochemically controlled regulatory
and infrastructure choking mad house of money" instead of car owners.

[bunnies]

22. I cant believe I forgot to respond to this.

Best. Emoticons. EVER! Thanks, Sid. Kidding!

[idwiyo]

23. Sid?!!...

Did you just call me Sid?!!...



Just kidding. Tuzki bunny is my absolute favourite.

http://www.clubtuzki.com/downloads/

Enjoy!