Queensland government workers exposed to 'gene-altering' chemical

Queensland government biosecurity staff was exposed to carcinogenic and gene-altering chemicals for an extended amount, as well as for 6 months when its use was illegal amid health and safety considerations.

A leading activity physician says that workers’ exposure to the extremely harmful chemical gas dibromide (EDB) within the mid-1990s was “more probable than not” the reason for debilitative and high illnesses suf....