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CP NewsAlert: Feds order benzene leak fixes in Sarnia after plastics plant pollution

By The Canadian Press on May 17, 2024.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is ordering all petrochemical companies which operate in Sarnia, Ont., to take steps to control leaks of the cancer-causing chemical benzene. A petrochemical plant is seen in Sarnia, Ont., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is ordering all petrochemical companies operating in Sarnia, Ont., to take steps to control leaks of the cancer-causing chemical benzene.

The order comes a month after elevated levels of benzene pollution were recorded around the Ineos Stryolution plant in Sarnia.

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