Abreu e Lima Refinery: population suffers from pollution

Since 2014, residents living near the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST) in Ipojuca, Pernambuco, have been living with a strong odor invading their homes. For some, the odor is reminiscent of rotten eggs or sewage; for others, gas or carrion. The discomfort is not just respiratory: skin irritations, gastrointestinal problems and asthma attacks are among the symptoms associated with the refinery's pollutant emissions, they report. After more than a de…