The Haifa Bay industrial zone

A committee comprised of environmental and medical scientists has found that a much higher percentage of people fall ill annually in the Haifa Bay area, despite the fact that the level of pollution in the region falls within globally accepted levels.The committee, headed by former Environmental Protection Ministry chief scientist Professor Yoram Avnimelech, is set to present its air quality findings taken from local monitoring stations in the coming days.The panel was appointed some three months ago by Environmental Protection Minister Gideon Ezra.Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye