Health
New research shows disproportionate rate of coronavirus deaths in polluted areas – The Mandarin
The type of pollution emitted by many chemical plants in Louisiana’s industrial corridor is correlated with increased coronavirus deaths, shows new, peer-reviewed research.
The industrial plants in the riverside Louisiana city of Port Allen have worried Diana LeBlanc since her children were young. In 1978, an explosion at the nearby Placid oil refinery forced her family to evacuate. We had to leave in the middle of the night with two babies, said LeBlanc, now 70. I always had to be on the alert.LeBlanc worried an industrial accident would endanger her family. But she now thinks the threat was more insidious. LeBlanc, who has asthma, believes the symptoms she experi…
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