The Pollution in Valle Del Mela3
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Pollution in Valle del Mela. Chromium and cadmium in concentrations above the average were found in the urine of children in Milazzo, Pace del Mela and San Filippo del Mela. And at least in 31 subjects out of 200 taken into account in the same area were found a series of morphological alterations of the reproductive system. The case “Milazzo and pollution of Mela Valley”, the area of high environmental risk, was considered in Bonn, at the headquarters of the World Health Organization. The effects of pollutants resulting from the presence of industrial companies came under the magnifying glass of WHO experts. You live surrounded by dangerous substances, you breathe unhealthy air until you get sick. Despite the suggestive name of Mela Valley - which includes 10 municipalities located on the western side of the province of Messina - is a hotbed of poisons. And we are well aware of its inhabitants who receive another confirmation of the total unhealthy condition of the environment in which they live. The research was conducted by the Institute of Toxicology of the University of Messina in collaboration with the World Health Organization . The results of the survey has increased the level of alarm in the inhabitants of Mela Valley, which have long denounced the high incidence of serious illnesses in the area due to air pollution and electromagnetism determined by the presence of the oil hub, two central power plants and hundreds of industries. The study compared the adolescents between 12 and 15 years of Pace del Mela , Giammoro and Milazzo with peers residing in Montalbano Helicon, the village overlooking the valle. The data are now kept by the University of Messina in the file that the prosecutors in Barcelona has opened to investigate the phenomenon . .