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6726. January 4, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Organic farming alternative option for farmers, Serbia
STANDING in her greenhouse in gumboots, Zorana Gajic jokes that she used to think "food grew in supermarkets" but now experiments on how to mix crops to ensure optimum use of her "organic" soil... 6727. January 4, 2011 | IPS
Climate change endangers crop health, Brazil
FARMING around the globe, already reeling from drought, heat waves and major storms, will have to prepare for the new challenges that global warming will bring, especially in the form of pests and disease... 6728. January 4, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
3,000 blackbirds dead in Ark. town, USA
BEEBE, Ark. — New Year's revelers in a small Arkansas town were enjoying midnight fireworks when they noticed something other than sparks falling from the sky: thousands of dead blackbirds... 6729. January 3, 2011 | The Hartford Courant
Traffic Circles Decrease Pollution, USA
Every place where there is a traffic light you have what was described in the Dec. 13 editorial "Tailpipe Pollution": Vehicles sitting there, idling. Massachusetts has overcome some of this by instituting traffic circles, or as some call them, "roundabouts."... 6730. January 3, 2011 | Slate Magazine
How can we make pharmaceutical drugs less toxic to the environment?, USA
The past few years have seen the advent of a new eco-scare: The unsettling afterlife of pharmaceuticals... 6731. January 3, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
China announces nuclear fuel breakthrough, China
BEIJING: Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in nuclear fuel reprocessing technology that could effectively end any uranium supply concerns, state media reported on Monday... 6732. January 3, 2011 | Bernama
Consumers urged to use recycled bags, Malaysia
BRING recycled bags and baskets when shopping at supermarkets to reduce plastic bag usage, urged Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia executive secretary Datuk Nadzim Johan... 6733. January 3, 2011 | The Press-Enterprise
State proposes tougher standards for chemical in drinking water, USA
California environmental health officials are proposing a tough new goal for hexavalent chromium in drinking water, citing new concerns about the toxic chemical's effect on children... 6734. January 3, 2011 | Indian Express
3 injured in mishap at chemical unit, India
Three workers sustained injuries when an open vessel containing a chemical concoction collapsed in Makarpura on Saturday... 6735. January 3, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
More than 1,000 dead blackbirds fall from sky in Arkansas town in US, USA
Arkansas Wildlife officials are trying to determine what caused more than 1,000 blackbirds to die and fall from the sky over an Arkansas town... 6736. January 3, 2011 | The West Australian
Ministers dithered over toxic lead levels, Australia
UPDATE: 3.30pm Magellan Metals, the company at the centre of the Esperance lead scandal, may have been breaching the conditions of its management plan for the export of dangerous lead carbonate... 6737. January 3, 2011 | The Journal Sentinel (JSOnline)
Firefighters cap ammonia leak in Cudahy, USA
Firefighters helped to stop an ammonia leak Monday afternoon at the Patrick Cudahy plant, officials said... 6738. January 3, 2011 | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Velsicol contamination hearing Thursday in Chattanooga, UK
Velsicol Chemical wants to complete environmental cleanup of its Alton Park site by covering the 30- to 40-acre parcel with an 18-inch layer of clean soil that officials say will cap any remaining contamination and eliminate any health risk... 6739. January 3, 2011 | NPR
Flushing Out Lead, Metals With Chelation Therapy, USA
Sherri Oliver lives in a small town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It's a two-hour bus ride to get to the Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore — and she has brought her daughter, Katie Dail... 6740. January 3, 2011 | California Watch
As cadmium limit looms, safety debate emerges, USA
For many consumers, 2010 was the first time they had ever heard of cadmium in children's products like jewelry... 6741. January 3, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Pa. Allows Dumping of Tainted Waters From Gas Boom, USA
The natural gas boom gripping parts of the U.S. has a nasty byproduct: wastewater so salty, and so polluted with metals like barium and strontium, that most states require drillers to get rid of the stuff by injecting it down shafts thousands of feet deep... 6742. January 3, 2011 | msnbc.com
Diet may mitigate toxic effects of arsenic, USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People drinking water naturally contaminated with high levels of arsenic may benefit from eating more radishes, sweet potatoes and other similar plants, a new study finds... 6743. January 3, 2011 | Reuters
Radiation exposure from imaging common in kids, USA
(Reuters) - Children and teens often get diagnostic tests that expose them to radiation, increasing the risk of cancer later in life, U.S. researchers said on Monday... 6744. January 3, 2011 | The Local
Firm admits mistake in farm dioxin scandal, Germany
The dioxin contamination scare gripping Germany's farming industry was caused by an animal food manufacturer’s mistake in using fatty acids meant for industrial purposes in chicken feed, officials said Tuesday... 6745. January 3, 2011 | newsday.com
Use of toxic pesticides stirs debate on LI, USA
Back in 1979, an insecticide that Suffolk potato farmers used to kill beetles and roundworms turned up in several private water wells... 6746. January 2, 2011 | The Times of India
China shuts down steel plant to check pollution, China
BEIJING: China's biggest steel mill which virtually turned this city dark with its smoke for decades has been shut down, a move aimed at bringing down the alarmingly high pollution level that is denting the country's reputation... 6747. January 2, 2011 | Gothamist
2,000 Evacuated After L.I. Propane Leak, USA
Yesterday, two thousand residents in Shirley and Mastic on Long Island were evacuated at around 1:30 a.m. due to a gas leak... 6748. January 1, 2011 | The Times of India
Cos to pay for pollution study, India
CHENNAI: At least 13 paint, pharma and chemical units at the SIPCOT industrial complex in Cuddalore have been directed by the Madras high court to pay Rs 1 lakh each for a survey on pollution levels in the locality... 6749. January 1, 2011 | The Times of India
Three injured in mishap at chemical plant, India
VADODARA: Three persons were injured in an accident at Sujata Chemicals plant in Makarpura GIDC here on Saturday morning... 6750. January 1, 2011 | The State
Hunters exposed to chemical released from hospital, USA
The last of a group of 13 hunters exposed to a dangerous chemical that killed four of their hunting dogs was released Friday from KershawHealth...
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