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Two chemicals in everyday California air may pose 'unacceptable' cancer risk, findings suggest
California health officials have released new scientific findings that suggest the health risks from exposure to two chemicals present in ambient air, acrolein and ethylene oxide, are worse than previously known.
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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Two chemicals in everyday California air may pose ‘unacceptable’ cancer risk, findings suggest, California health officials have released new scientific findings that suggest the health risks from exposure to two chemicals present in ambient air, acrolein and ethylene oxide, are worse than previously known.
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- Two chemicals in everyday California air may pose 'unacceptable' cancer risk, findings suggestLos Angeles Times - 2026-05-14T20:00:55+00:00
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