A recent study carried out around Fos-sur-Mer (Bouches-du-Rhones) attests that toxic endocrine disruptors and dioxins are present in food due to massive pollutant releases from surrounding industries.
Located in one of the largest industrial zones in Europe, the municipality of Fos-sur-Mer (Bouches-du-Rhones) has been breathing air polluted by oil depots, refineries, steelworks, as well as metallurgical and petrochemical plants. Nearly 16,000 people are installed on this small section of the Mediterranean coast.
Several studies carried out in the town have shown that the massive discharges of pollutants released into the air by these industries affect the health of residents. In January 2017, the report of the Fos Epseal survey affirmed that the cases of cancer, diabetes and asthma were more numerous in the Gulf of Fos. A recent study carried out by the Association for the Defense and Protection of the Coastline of the Gulf of Fos (ADPLGF) and consulted by The world correlate these results.
Dioxins and endocrine disruptors
After analyzing food products from around the town between 2009 and 2015, the researchers discovered very high concentrations of dioxins. According to the world health organization (WHO), “dioxins are very toxic and can cause reproductive and developmental problems, damage the immune system, interfere with the hormonal system and cause cancer”. “Dioxin, furan, heavy metals, endocrine disruptors: the whole panoply of dust which flies away at the level of our industries. There are standards at the level of France, of Europe and we exceed them”, protested Daniel Moutet, president of the ADPLGF.
Traces of endocrine disruptors have also been detected in mussels, fish, beef and eggs. “The objective of this study is not to destroy the breeders of bulls or mussels, he explains. They are victims, just like all those who have cancer in Fos or Port-Saint- Louis “. The breeders were therefore invited, like all the inhabitants of the town, to also file an individual civil complaint for “abnormal neighborhood disturbances”. “We’re fed up, Daniel Moutet annoys. It’s been fifteen years that we alert, that we send letters to the ministers of health or the environment and they kick all the sick” .
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