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Health department recommendations for service station separation distances to protect public from benzene and VOCs.

🟡 Medium · Question without notice18 June 2026 · 295 words

Health department advises on service station proximity to sensitive areas due to cancer risk.

Health department recommends service station separation distances to mitigate cancer risk.

There is good evidence that service stations contribute to concentrations of benzene and other VOCs in the surrounding air and that there is an increased risk of cancer, particularly childhood leukaemia, for people living near service stations.

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Pettitt, BradYang, Pierre
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public healthenvironmental hazardsurban planningchildhood leukaemia

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