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added 2007 Wed Jun 13 9:36:20 by puiahappy
* 75,000 Marines, families exposed to toxic tap water, health official said * Chemicals in water may be carcinogens * Children on based have had cancer and other disorders * 850 former Camp Lejeune residents have filed legal claims
added 2007 Wed Apr 25 16:55:52 by capn_caveman
That "new car smell" can be hazardous to your health, The Ecology Center, a Berkeley, Calif., environmental group said. The Ecology Center said toxic chemicals such as bromine, chlorine and lead found in cars' interiors give off harmful fumes for three years, the Chicago Tribune reported.
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 6:10:43 by JohnBaer
The least toxic drug known to humans is now illegal. The most toxic is available at Safeway. None of this makes any sense at all. And yet we continue to imprison people for ingesting substances far less harmful than others freely available. One has to wonder what the prohibitionists are smoking.
added 2007 Sun Mar 18 19:53:12 by capn_caveman
Scientists are investigating the possible threat posed to astronauts by inhaling lunar dust.
added 2007 Tue Feb 27 21:54:58 by STONERS
Undercut with mine shafts and buried under bleak, gray mountains of lead waste, this Oklahoma town is in the middle of one of the nation's worst environmental nightmares.
added 2007 Fri Feb 23 18:52:46 by jovial
A HUGE sandstorm containing toxic dust from China was due to hit South Korea last night, starting a seasonal event blamed for scores of deaths and billions of pounds in damages.
added 2007 Wed Feb 14 6:36:21 by trojanhorse
Dutch-based oil trading group Trafigura is to pay the Ivorian government $198m (Ã;â;;Ã;£102m) for a clean-up and inquiry after a"toxic waste" incident in 2006.
added 2007 Mon Feb 12 10:39:29 by siddhu1983
Evidence has emerged that the Monsanto chemical company paid contractors to dump thousands of tonnes of highly toxic waste in British landfill sites, knowing that their chemicals were liable to contaminate wildlife and people.