“asbestos of the airline industry” by critics. French scientist Jean-Cristophe Balouet, Ph.D., who discovered the syndrome in 1999, thinks it may have already affected 250,000 pilots, cabin crew and passengers worldwide. In 1963, aircraft moved from draw- ing fresh air into the cabin to “bleeding” part of it from the en- gines. The synthetic oil used by jets contains organophosphates used in pes- ticides and nerve gas, and was banned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for residential use in 2001
Airline Air Recirculating Jet Air
Linked to Illness
Aerotoxic syndrome is the medical term for the illness caused by exposure to contaminated air in jet aircraft, and it’s causing that ail- ment, plus the permanent disability and even death of airline employees and passengers. Whistleblowers have been met with ridicule and termina- tion. The problem has been called the
because of known toxicity. The byprod- ucts of these carcinogenic organophos- phates can also include aldehydes and carbon monoxide.
Airplane seals wear out and there
are no chemical sensors onboard aircraft to detect fumes—only noses to detect the “dirty sock” odor. The Aero- toxic Association continues to push for air quality detectors on all planes and the Cabin Air Quality Act sponsored by California Senator Dianne Feinstein. For more information, visit
Aerotoxic.org.
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