Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Toxics-Mossville-Louisiana-Tour-27MZIFIT2QM0.htmlConceptually similarToxics Mossville Louisiana TourGP02G81Completed★★★★Toxics Mossville Louisiana TourGP02G7YCompleted★★★★Toxics Mossville Louisiana TourGP02G7WCompleted★★★★Victim of Cancer in LouisianaGP0BNJCompleted★★★★Victim of Cancer in LouisianaGP02MKOCompleted★★★★Toxics Mossville Louisiana TourGP02G7TCompleted★★★★Vista Chemicals PVC plant, Lake Charles, Louisiana.GP0NLUCompleted★★★★Toxics Mossville Louisiana TourGP02G7UCompleted★★★★Toxics Mossville Louisiana TourGP02G7VCompleted★★★★View AllGP02G7SToxics Mossville Louisiana TourDiane Prince, cancer victim, lives near the front gate of Condea Vista and Georgia Gulf, PVC plants. Her entire family has some serious illness they believe are related to emissions from nearby plants. Mossville is located near Lake Charles, LA, in an area designated by Greenpeace as a "Dioxin Toxic Hot Spot".Locations:Louisiana-Mossville (Louisiana)-North America-United States of AmericaDate:27 Nov, 2000Credit:© Gary Little / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2806px X 1904pxKeywords:African Americans-Chemical plants-Day-Illness-KWCI (GPI)-One person-Outdoors-Polyvinyl chloride-Toxics (campaign title)-WomenShoot:Toxics Mossville Louisiana TourLouisiana is home to the largest number of vinyl production plants in the United States, releasing approximately 8 million pounds of pollution annually. The biggest concentration is located in predominantly African American communities like Mossville, where the average resident has three times more dioxin in his/her blood than the national average and is three times more likely to contract dioxin related cancer.