"The Aerotoxic Team is the single best-informed expert body relating to the issues of aircraft
bleed air contamination and cabin air quality on a global scale." (view)
David Learmount
Who would think that they are putting themselves in harm's way when they fly for business or pleasure? The breathing air in the aircraft cabins can be contaminated by "exhaust" (aka bleed-air) gases but this is not well known. Depending on the destination, passengers and crew may also be exposed to pesticide mist - which is more obvious, because cabin crew often walk through the entire cabin while spraying overhead of all passengers.
This extensive body of work discusses the potential health risks that can result from (long-term) exposure to such toxic fumes, especially for flight crews and frequent flyers. According to the aviation industry these toxic engine exhaust gases that leak into the breathing air in the passenger and cockpit cabins are "practically harmless".
We have known that chemicals top the list of deadly follies that industry has unleashed on the world since the book "Silent Spring" (1962 - Rachel Carson) documented how DDT, a powerful pesticide, was responsible for reproductive disorders in birds and cancer in humans. The insecticide sprays used in airplane cabins are again considered by the industry to be harmless to humans. Have you ever noticed the connection between words like homicide, herbicide, pesticide, fungicide, and many more descriptive words ending with cide? Their meanings are linked. The –cide ending originates from the Latin word caedere meaning ‘to kill’ thus they all have to do with death, destruction, extermination, and intentional killing.
This website is intended as an educational project which offers the largest collection of information, documentaries, interviews, scientific resources, a medical and laboratory protocol and crew testimonies in connection with the non-existent regulations in aviation and the more than meager efforts by the industry to make changes to protect aircrew and passengers concerning aircraft cabin air quality.
Over the years Bearnairdine Beaumont's extensive body of work has tackled this difficult issue within the realms of science, technology and medical health by regularly publishing articles and several books: 'The Air I Breathe - It's Classified' in 2016, the German version 'Höhenluft' (2017) and 'Tomb In The Sky-Aviation's Wounded Canaries' (2019) she helps keep the industry on their toes. Since early 2022 she also publishes articles on Substack (subscribe below).
As the founder of the "International Network Aerotoxic Team" in 2013 (now UNFILTERED), Bearnairdine has been interviewed since her first public appearance in 1997; she has participated in talk shows, media interviews and several TV and film documentaries that have received international media coverage. By building an international network and campaigning tirelessly, she has helped to unravel the many layers of historical and current influences and dynamics within the aviation industry regarding its non-existent approach to cabin air quality.
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