Sick Neighborhood Syndrome: Population with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Adjacent to Bioethanol Distillery

The population of a neighborhood in the city Córdoba presents general irritant symptoms since bioethanol distillery began to operate there, from which formaldehyde, toluene, xylene mainly emanate. At request community, collective environmental health was evaluated with cross-sectional study prevalence these conditions. 53% residents reported respiratory disorders, conjunctivitis 31%, headaches 27%, dermatitis 23% and dyspepsia 22%. 57% children aged 6 - 7 use bronchodilators (an indicator asthma). 66% has one conditions, 46% two 26% three; are most affected. results coincide Consensus on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome that it is reproducible by repeated chemical exposure, chronic does not improve without eliminating affecting multiple organs systems. 14.8% newborns feature malformations, while rest city, only 1.7% did. Similar Sick Building Syndrome, picture found suggests “Sick Neighborhood Syndrome”.