From the oil fields of Halfaya, Iraq, to the Gonfreville-l'Orcher refinery in Normandy, the oil industry emits tons of pollutants into the air. Once in the atmosphere, these pollutants seep everywhere. For a year, journalists from "Vert de rage" (Green with Rage) took air and soil samples around these sites. In partnership with scientists, Martin Boudot also set up an unprecedented study: measuring the levels of PAHs, toxic pollutants from the oil industry in particular, in the urine of children in Normandy and Iraq. Their revelations led local authorities to take action, and encouraged other people living near oil sites in France to launch their own analyses.
