Originally Posted by
The Range
How long ago did you stop flying? And do blood tests still show those chemicals in your blood?
I had the blood tests 5 years after I retired. In particular there were unusually high levels of benzine and toluene. Under medical advice I have now reduced these and other chemicals found to acceptable levels.
My dna tests resulted in a 60 page report, a small part of which showed that I had a particular genetic deficiency in removing toxins, perhaps explaining why I have had more effects than others similarly exposed to 757 bleed air.
There will possibly never be certainty in this matter, but given that aircraft bleed air has been shown to contain toxins I think that it is likely that it has had a detrimental effect on some peoples’ health. Possibly one day it will be seen as a scandal that this was allowed to continue as more and more evidence came to light.