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7501. August 16, 2010 | News 14
Chemical explosion sends pool workers to the hospital, USA
CHARLOTTE -- A chemical reaction and explosion in east Charlotte sent two people to the hospital on Monday... 7502. August 16, 2010 | Science Daily
Combination of Biological and Chemical Pesticides More Effective Than Expected on Malaria Mosquitoes, Africa
A combination of fungal spores and chemical insecticides are an effective way of combating insecticide-resistant malaria mosquitoes... 7503. August 16, 2010 | WSOCTV.com
2 Injured In Chemical Accident, USA
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Two people were rushed to the hospital on Monday morning after an accident involving chlorine... 7504. August 16, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
NYC streets closed due to chemical spill, USA
Streets in midtown Manhattan were temporarily closed to traffic late on Sunday due to a chemical spill inside one of the high-rise buildings, local television reported... 7505. August 16, 2010 | Mercury News
Opinion: Pesticide pollution must be curbed in urban areas, too, USA
Too many Californians associate pesticide use only with large-scale agricultural operations. In reality, pesticide sales are split about evenly between agricultural and nonagricultural products, including home and garden pesticides and institutional products like chlorine used to sanitize drinking water... 7506. August 16, 2010 | Euronews
Toxic smog returns to choke Moscow, Russia
After a few all-too-brief days of respite, Moscow’s cloud of toxic smog has returned despite some success in fighting the wildfires close to the Russian capital... 7507. August 15, 2010 | The Observer
Climate scientists in race to predict where natural disaster will strike next, USA
The world's leading climate scientists will gather this week in the United States to hammer out plans to set up an early warning system that would predict future meteorological disasters caused by global warming... 7508. August 15, 2010 | Macon.com
Decades-old jet fuel spill sparks water contamination fears in south Bibb County, USA
A soil and groundwater cleanup at the site of a 30-year-old jet fuel spill in south Bibb County has alerted neighbors for the first time to the water contamination in their community... 7509. August 15, 2010 | The Daily News
Figures show long-term drop in toxic emissions, USA
TEXAS CITY — BP claims despite releasing more than 500,000 pounds of pollutants and other compounds from its refinery in Texas City in 40 days this spring, the community’s health never was at risk... 7510. August 15, 2010 | The Times-Tribune
Doubts raised about future of gas drilling in many Pa. parks, USA
The breathtaking drop from the heights above Loyalsock Creek that gave Worlds End State Park its name might also be one of the few things that can save the popular camping, hiking and fishing destination in Sullivan County from being the site of Marcellus Shale natural gas wells... 7511. August 14, 2010 | The Brunei Times
Plastic bags carry more ecological harm, UK
BIODEGRADABLE plastic bags must be good, surely? They have a magic ingredient that means they self-destruct after a few months, breaking up into tiny pieces made of simple molecules that bugs and fungi can happily munch up... 7512. August 14, 2010 | Press Trust Of India
Toxic gas leak in in China, 2000 evacuated, China
A toxic gas leak from a chemical plant in east China has left five firemen ill and forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 residents... 7513. August 14, 2010 | The New York Times
In Weather Chaos, a Case for Global Warming, Pakistan
The floods battered New England, then Nashville, then Arkansas, then Oklahoma — and were followed by a deluge in Pakistan that has upended the lives of 20 million people... 7514. August 14, 2010 | The New York Times
A Battle in Mining Country Pits Coal Against Wind, USA
Mountaintop removal and other surface mining have redrawn landscapes in the West Virginia-Kentucky border region. Environmentalists propose a wind farm to ensure one mountain’s futur... 7515. August 14, 2010 | GJSentinel.com
EPA considers expanding fracturing study to air quality, USA
Recently retired Environmental Protection Agency environmental engineer Weston Wilson is best known for criticizing his employer’s 2004 finding that hydraulic fracturing poses little or no risk to domestic groundwater... 7516. August 13, 2010 | Croydon Advertiser
Hospital staff deal with "big chemical incident" at Mayday, UK
THE chief executive of Croydon University Hospital was among the volunteers jumping into bright green protective suits during the simulation of a major chemical incident... 7517. August 12, 2010 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Officials say Shenango River oil spill is contained, USA
Hours after about 14,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Shenango River in Mercer County on Wednesday, cleanup efforts were well under way, and officials said the spill had been contained... 7518. August 12, 2010 | Viet Nam News
New treatment systems for hospital waste, Viet Nam
HA NOI — Ha Noi will invest VND80 billion (US$420,000) to install waste water treatment systems at 16 hospitals by the end of this year, according to director of the municipal Health Department Le Anh Tuan... 7519. August 12, 2010 | Retford Times
One person taken to hospital after chemical spill at care home, UK
A SPILLAGE of hydrogen peroxide at a Retford care home has resulted in a person being taken to hospital... 7520. August 12, 2010 | ABC News
Chemical scare at Ranger uranium mine, Australia
Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia has confirmed four workers at its Ranger mine in the Northern Territory needed medical help after being exposed to chemicals during a shift... 7521. August 12, 2010 | Fife Today
Chemical waste dumped in Kirkcaldy street, UK
FIRE fighters were called to dispose of potentially hazardous chemical waste which was dumped in a Kirkcaldy street on Monday... 7522. August 12, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
China Slaps Anti-dumping Duties on Chemical from South Korea, Thailand, China
China on August 12 imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 20.1% on a chemical imported from South Korea and Thailand that is used to make clothes and plastic... 7523. August 12, 2010 | UNEP
Winner of International Children's Painting Competition announced, UNEP
Nairobi - It was a simple game of building blocks that inspired Coco Tin Chi Ting's world-beating painting. Today, on the United Nations International Youth Day, the 14-year-old from Hong Kong, China, was announced the global winner of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 7524. August 11, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
1 dead, 1 hurt after gas leak in northern Kentucky, USA
COVINGTON, KY - A published report in northern Kentucky says one person has been killed and another person injured in a natural gas leak... 7525. August 11, 2010 | Morning Journal News
Neighbors complain of sickness after Elyria chemical fire, USA
ELYRIA — Several Garden Street residents said they were feeling sick after the fire at United Initiators plant yesterday afternoon...
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