Effects of toxic aircraft cabin air tested using blood samples
Researchers are currently analyzing blood samples of almost 100 people frequently exposed to aircraft cabin air who suffer from a range of unexplained symptoms.
There are growing concerns that aircraft cabin air can become contaminated with potentially toxic chemicals and result in toxic injury and a host of symptoms, mostly neuropsychological in nature.
Now, scientists at the University of Washington, USA, are analyzing blood samples from 92 individuals, mostly pilots, cabin crew, and fequent flyers, who all suffer from from unexplained chronic illnesses which they attribute to exposure to toxic cabin air. Symptoms reported by the study participants include tremors, memory loss, poor concentration, and severe migraine headaches.