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Toxins on planes 'poison pilots'

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The BBC has been told of new research linking toxins found in the air systems of commercial airliners and neurological damage suffered by pilots.

Reporter Angus Stickler considers claims by researchers who say those affected have developed chronic medical conditions after being exposed to contamination from jet engine fumes.

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