What Comes Out of a Jet Engine
Source: No Airport at Cliffe Campaign Group

Freon 11, Freon 12, Methyl Bromide, Dichloromethane,cis-l,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane.Carbon Tetrachloride, Benzene, Trichloroethylene,Toluene, Tetrachloroethene, Ethylbenzene, m,p-Xylene,
o-Xylene, Styrene, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene,1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, o-Dichlorobenzene,
Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Acetone, Propinaldehyde, Crotonaldehyde, Isobutylaldehyde,Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Benzaldehyde, Veraldehyde, Hexanaldehyde, Ethyl Alcohol, Acetone, IsopropylAlcohol, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Butane, Isopentane, Pentane, Hexane, Butyl Alcohol, Methyl IsobutylKetone, n,n-Dimethyl Acetamide, Dimethyl Disulfide, m-Cresol, 4-Ethyl Toulene, n-Heptaldehyde, Octanal,1,4-Dioxane, Methyl Phenyl Ketone, Vinyl Acetate, Heptane, Phenol, Octane , Anthracene,Dimethylnapthalene(isomers), Flouranthene,1-methylaphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, Naphthalene,
Phenanthrene, Pyrene , Benzo(a)pyrene, 1-nitropyrene,1,8-dinitropyrene, 1,3-Butadiene, sulfites,nitrites, nitrogen oxide, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogendioxide, nitrogen trioxide, nitric acid, sulfuroxides, sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid, urea, ammonia,carbon monoxide, ozone, particulate matter (PM10,PM2.5)



WHAT SYMPTOMS CAN OCCUR WITH PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THESE CHEMICALS?

ASPHYXIATION - ASTHMA - BRAIN CANCER - CANCER CONJUNCTIVE IRRITATION - COUGHING - DELAYEDHYPERSENSITIVITY - DISTORTED PERCEPTIONS - DROWSINESS- DYSPNEA HEADACHE - EEG CHANGES - EMPHYSEMA - FLUSHING - HALLUCINATIONS - HEART DISEASE - HODGKIN'S DISEASE - KIDNEY DAMAGE - LACRIMATION - LIVER DAMAGE - LUNG DISEASE - LUNG STRUCTURE DAMAGE - LUNG TIGHTNESS - LYMPHOMA - MENTAL DEPRESSION - MULTIPLE ORGAN INVOLVEMENT - MUSCLE WEAKNESS - MUTATIONS – MYELOID LEUKEMIA - NASAL EFFECTS - NAUSEA, VOMITING - PULSE
RATE DECREASE - PULMONARY IRRITATION – RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DAMAGE - SKIN AND EYE IRRITATION – SYSTEMIC IRRITATION - TUMORS – WHEEZING



BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
A 1993 US-EPA study of Midway Airport exhibited massive amounts of known carcinogens coming fromaircraft engines in tons-per-year. It also predicted that it produced more than 400 times the allowablecancer risks to the population than that of a federal Superfind Cleanup site (Toxic Waste Dump), as a direct
result of exposure to these airport toxins.


**The National Cancer Institute states that studies show that some types of brain tumors are more frequent among workers in certain types of industries including oil refining and embalmers. Major health concerns of aircraft exhaust are petroleum and formaldehyde.


**The Federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry states that volatile organic compounds in jet exhaust, precisely 1,3-butadiene and benzene pose increased health risks in the exposed populace for leukemia and thyroid cancer.


** Data from the State of Washington Department of Health regarding Seattle-Tacoma Airport shows thatcancer rates are not only are up near the airport, but increase the closer you get to it.

**A second Washington state study of another airport, Boeing Field, by the Seattle-King County Department of Health shows that cancer rates are up 31% and the rate of respiratory disease among children is more than twice that of the county overall.


HEALTH ISSUES:


EPA Estimation and Evaluation of Cancer Risks Attributed to Air Pollution in Southwest Chicago. This1993 US-EPA study determined that massive amounts of known carcinogens come directly from aircraft engines, confirming earlier studies. The Chicago Midway Airport study of 260,000 annual operations in 1990, also predicts dire consequences to a large percentage of the population.