Institute researchers find links between exposure to Carcinogens and aromatics released from gasoline - Austin Daily Herald

Institute researchers find links between exposure to Carcinogens and aromatics released from gasoline - Austin Daily Herald

Leena Hilakivi-Clarke, PhD, professor at The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, is the author of a paper appearing in the scientific journal iScience titled “Aromatics from fossil fuels and breast cancer.” In a review of existing scientific literature, researchers identified links between exposure to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) aromatics and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from fossil fuels and breast cancer …