Cancer Avenue
Krebs-Allee refers to a section of the Mississippi River , which is characterized on both sides of the river by a high density of industrial companies , in particular companies in the petrochemical industry and 17 oil refineries . The resulting increased concentration of pollutants in river water and in the air is suspected of being the cause of an above-average incidence of cancer .
location
The region called Cancer Alley is located in the southern United States in the state of Louisiana and is located along the Mississippi between the cities of Baton Rouge in the north and New Orleans in the south. The section of the river known as Krebs-Allee is approx. 60 km long.
background
The US state of Louisiana has one of the highest cancer death rates in the US , although it is debatable whether or not the high density of petrochemical companies in the area known as Cancer Alley is actually responsible for the high cancer death rate in Louisiana a below-average supply from appropriately specialized medical facilities is the cause. In addition, there is controversy between environmental activists on the one hand and representatives of the petrochemical industry on the other as to whether the accumulation of petrochemical industrial companies in the coastal section of the Mississippi really leads to an increased risk of cancer. A clear assessment is difficult due to the numerous factors responsible for the development of cancer diseases.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reporting on a documentary on the homepage of the television station Aljazeera America, accessed on October 19, 2013
- ^ Article on April 21, 2011 in Deutschlandfunk, accessed from the Deutschlandfunk homepage on October 16, 2013 ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Home page of the Louisiana Cancer Research Center in New Orleans, accessed October 17, 2013
- ^ Website of the LCA, a non-profit organization related to the petrochemical industry
