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Webpage from ARECO (Airport Residential and Environmental Coalition, O’Hare area) listing chemical pollutants found in air around airports, including benzene, formaldehyde, 1,3-butadiene, toluene, naphthalene, benzo(a)pyrene, particulate matter PM2.5 and PM10, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from jet exhaust. Lists health symptoms associated with prolonged exposure including asthma, lung disease, cancer, lymphoma, myeloid leukemia, emphysema, and mutations. Cites 1993 US-EPA study of Midway Airport finding cancer risks 400 times allowable levels compared to federal Superfund cleanup sites; Washington State Department of Health data on Seattle-Tacoma Airport showing elevated cancer rates; Seattle-King County Department of Health study of Boeing Field showing cancer rates up 31% and respiratory disease in children more than twice the county rate. Also references Federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry findings on 1,3-butadiene and benzene increasing leukemia and thyroid cancer risk.