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Unfiltered Breathed in: The Truth About Aerotoxic Syndrome (2015)
Not a valid documentary
While the film claims to be a "documentary," it really amounts to nothing more than a propaganda film for a fictitious "syndrome" that is not recognized in aviation medicine.
No valid scientific study has been able to establish that the air in modern airliner cabins has ever exceeded known toxic levels. The amount of toxic chemicals in aviation oil is way too low to cause a problem with human health, even if that oil leaked into the cabin air stream, which rarely ever happens.
The allegation that Richard Westgate died as a result of breathing cabin air is false. He died by his own hand, after consuming a toxic amount of an illegal drug.
A 2013 study of 332 crew members who had reported fumes or odors during their last flight, was unable to detect metabolites of TCP in their urine samples. The conclusion of that study was that "...health complaints could not be linked to TCP exposure in cabin air." There is no valid science to support the false claims made in this film.