Air pollution in Haifa\

Polluting factories in Haifa Bay. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A new study found that the concentrations of chromium and lead in the blood of the residents of Haifa are higher than in the rest of the country due to industrial pollution

The study partners Soroka Hospital, the MDA Blood Services, the National Public Health Laboratory and Ben Gurion University, funded by the Ministry of Environmental Protection * The connection to industry comes from the location of the subjects in relation to polluting industrial plants