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Landfill Odor Update

Bristol, Tennessee and Virginia residents received answers on what’s in the air they’re breathing near the Bristol, Virginia landfill.The City of Bristol, Tennessee released a public health assessment last month, and residents heard from the toxicologist who wrote it.One chemical brought up in that report included benzene.However, toxicologist Laura Greene says the health symptoms in the immediate fiture are being cause by the biodegradable process of the trash and not benzene.

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