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6526. February 8, 2011 | The Washington Post
Processing plant in Cheverly evacuated, USA
About 100 employees were evacuated from the Smithfield Packaging Co. in Cheverly early Tuesday because of an ammonia leak, fire officials said... 6527. February 8, 2011 | ABC News
Two transported in HAZMAT incident, England
DURHAM (WTVD) -- The Bethesda fire chief tells ABC11 that two people were transported to the hospital Tuesday after exposure to anhydrous ammonia fumes... 6528. February 7, 2011 | WebWire
Are Your Children Being Exposed to Toxic PCBs at School?, USA
EMSL Analytical provides polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) testing solutions to keep students and faculty safe from the dangerous associated with PCB exposure... 6529. February 7, 2011 | HSE
Chemical firm sentenced after worker suffers toxic burns, UK
A chemical company has been sentenced after a worker suffered toxic burns to his arms and chest at an Ellesmere Port factory... 6530. February 7, 2011 | The Daily Star
Warm weather, weak wind make Beirut air pollution worse: study, Lebanon
BEIRUT: Traffic and urbanization have led to Beirut exceeding global air pollution safety levels, but warm weather and weak winds also contribute to alarmingly poor air quality in the capital, new research has shown... 6531. February 7, 2011 | The Gulf Today
42% air pollution in Dubai caused by vehicles, Dubai
THE transport sector contributes about 42 per cent of air pollution in Dubai, and the carbon dioxide emission per vehicle varies from 110 to 250 g/km, revealed Dubai Municipality on Sunday... 6532. February 7, 2011 | RTRS
Road pollution tied to asthma, USA
NEW YORK, Feb 6, (RTRS): Teenagers living close to a busy road are more likely to have allergies and asthma than those living farther from traffic, a study of one shantytown in Peru suggests... 6533. February 7, 2011 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong's Air Pollution Index `Very High' at All Three Roadside Stations, Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index was “very high” at all three roadside monitoring stations today, the city’s Environmental Protection Department said on its website... 6534. February 6, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Alaska grapples with pollution standards and regulation, USA
FAIRBANKS -- Even though the state of Alaska is tasked with trying to convince federal officials that it's tackling air pollution problems in Fairbanks, the state says it hasn't sought more money to help enforce standards... 6535. February 6, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Ethanol problems expected to increase in small engines and older car engines, USA
William Gray was on a routine fishing trip to Arkansas' scenic Lake Chicot about three years ago when his bass boat needed a fill-up... 6536. February 6, 2011 | The Columbus Dispatch
Water-treatment method can create pollution problem, USA
‘Reverse osmosis’ can create expensive disposal problem for cities... 6537. February 5, 2011 | Times of Malta
Giant snails monitor air pollution in Russian city, Russia
The St Petersburg waterworks is putting six giant gastropods to work monitoring emissions from a sewage incinerator... 6538. February 5, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
EPA to limit rocket fuel chemical in tap water, USA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is setting the first drinking water standard for a toxic rocket fuel ingredient linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women and young children, the Obama administration is to announce on Wednesday... 6539. February 5, 2011 | BBC
Toxic fish, UK
Tins of toxic fish have been withdrawn from sale in the UK. Tins of Mas-River fried dace with black beans came from an unapproved source in Malaysia, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the BBC reports... 6540. February 5, 2011 | BBC
Chernobyl birds are small brained, Ukraine
Birds living around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear accident have 5% smaller brains, an effect directly linked to lingering background radiation... 6541. February 4, 2011 | American Thoracic Society (ATS)
ATS President Rejects Legislation That Would Lead To Unlimited Carbon Pollution, USA
American Thoracic Society President Dean E. Schraufnagel, MD, expressed "grave concerns" with legislation released by House Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-OK) to make changes to the Clean Air Act... 6542. February 4, 2011 | New Zealand Press Association (NZPA)
Waitangi water pollution 'wake-up call' for govt, New Zealand
Embarrassing pollution at Waitangi Day should act as a wake-up call for the Government to introduce clean water rules, the Green Party says... 6543. February 4, 2011 | The Register-Herald
Report: Carcinogen tied to coal ash pollution, USA
— A new report from environmental and social justice groups reports that hexavalent chromium, a chemical linked to cancer, is regularly leached from coal ash sites... 6544. February 4, 2011 | Kyiv Post
Ukrainian parliament to increase fine for forest pollution, Ukraine
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, intends to increase fines for causing damage and pollution of forests... 6545. February 4, 2011 | Halesowen News
Chemical spillage at Bewdley company, UK
ONE person was taken to hospital after a chemical spillage at a Bewdley company... 6546. February 4, 2011 | The Hindu
Chemical cleaning on at Big Temple, India
As a prelude to the Mahakumbhabhishekam likely to be performed in June this year, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has taken up chemical cleaning of the Big Temple here... 6547. February 4, 2011 | Toronto Sun
Police hunt man asking for lethal chemical, Canada
A man demanding the potentially toxic chemical potassium cyanide approached professors at the University of Toronto twice within three months, Toronto Police said Friday... 6548. February 4, 2011 | Yorkshire Post
Chemical fumes trap residents in homes, UK
A chemical leak caused an emergency on a North Yorkshire industrial estate for much of yesterday – forcing residents to keep doors and windows shut... 6549. February 4, 2011 | The Northern Echo
Factory chemical leak closes industrial estate, UK
AN investigation is under way after a chemical leak at a paint factory early yesterday... 6550. February 4, 2011 | NaturalNews
Popular infant juices loaded with toxic fluoride, USA
(NaturalNews) A study to be presented at the March 17, 2011, annual meeting of the International Association for Dental Research in San Diego reveals that infant fruit juices of all types contain toxic fluoride, and many contain levels that far exceed federal guidelines...
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