KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — It’s a chemical found almost everywhere and it causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant.
The pollutant, called formaldehyde, causes numerous other health issues, according to a recently published analysis from ProPublica.
ProPublica analyzed formaldehyde concentrations modeled by the Environmental Protection Agency and released through the agency’s AirToxScreen database from 2020. The data the newsroom compiled shows, overall, Knox County’s cancer risk is slightly higher than the average range…