It was first detected in December 1999. North Cheshire Health Authority tested 70 people from the 26 homes with high levels of HCBD and discovered that half were suffering kidney abnormalities. Residents will continue to be tested to see if their kidneys repair themselves after they have moved away from the contaminated houses. We must await further tests and hope that there is some improvement now that they have moved away from the contaminated area. This is only an abstract.
Chemical leak link to kidney damage.
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