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Kem One Scandal: South of Lyon, an Industrialist Releases Tons of Carcinogen Gas

Summary by Mediacités
According to Mediacités information, nearly 500 tonnes of vinyl chloride (CVM), a gas used to make PVC plastic, have been dispersed in the air in the last twenty-one years around a chemical plant in Saint-Fons. The health risk was "significant" in 2017 for the residents exposed while many former employees of the site have succumbed to cancers.
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According to Mediacités information, nearly 500 tonnes of vinyl chloride (CVM), a gas used to make PVC plastic, have been dispersed in the air in the last twenty-one years around a chemical plant in Saint-Fons. The health risk was "significant" in 2017 for the residents exposed while many former employees of the site have succumbed to cancers.

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Mediacités broke the news in on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
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