Leukemia admissions for children
aged zero to 19 in the area of the former ILVA steel plant in
Taranto showed an increasing trend in 2014-2017, Health Minister
Giulia Grillo told a press conference Monday.
Cancer rates have been above the national average for years
around the formerly high-polluting ILVA plant, which is now run
by ArcelorMittal.
The Italo-Indian consortium is conducting an environmental
clean up and industrial revamp to clean the local air while
preserving jobs at the plant, the biggest steel factory in
Europe.
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