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Radioactive waste dump to channel toxins into Lake Ontario
The low-level radioactive waste consolidation process slated for Port Hope, Ontario will create one of the largest nuclear waste sites in Canadian history. The planning process has been happening for a decade...
created by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago
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Study claims Arsenic in Rice Milk
A study done on rice milk reveals that in an examination of 60 samples of rice drinks, levels of inorganic arsenic were present in all of them. " The findings of a recent study by the UK's Food Standards Agency... ToxicToys - 1 in 3 tested found toxins
A study done this past week has found that 1 in 3 popular toys on our store shelves this holiday season have significant levels of toxic chemicals including lead, flame retardants, and arsenic. Some products... Warning: Arsenic in our forests
We have seen it before, one environmental solution leads to another problem. A chemical used in British Columbia to try and end the pine-beetles wrath has been discontinued and now testing for arsenic (a known... China: 200 villagers sickened by arsenic in water
The "melamine in milk" scare which was a big blow for China is not yet over. And now "arsenic in water" sickens hundreds more. "BEIJING — The number of villagers sickened by drinking water...
created by francisrivera | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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236 views | 29 recommendations | 12 comments
Arsenic threat in rice
In many parts of the world people have the right not to be poisoned! The right to have clean water is closely related to the right of safe living, safe health, safe food, safe working, safe families. What to say...Indonesian prosecutors seek jail for ex-Garuda chief over murder
""Indra Setiawan has been proven legally to have facilitated a planned murder," prosecutor Didi Parhan was quoted by AFP as telling Central Jakarta district court.Setiawan's lawyers are expected to read a statement to the court in February outlining his defence in the ongoing...Indonesian court to try Garuda secretary over activist murder
"Rohainil Aini is accused of issuing a falsified document which allowed an off-duty pilot, Pollycarpus Priyanto, to board a flight taken by Munir from Jakarta to Singapore and on to Amsterdam. The Supreme Court...'Arsenic TimeBomb' facing the World
"About 140 million people, mainly in developing countries, are being poisoned by arsenic in their drinking water, researchers believe.The first signs that arsenic-contaminated water might be a major health issue emerged in the 1980s, with the documentation of poisoned...Smoking 2.0: A Vaporizer for Tobacco Use Only
Whilst products like these would indeed cut down on smoke, I don't think that smoke alone is the point of all those smoking bans: the banning governments are trying to increase their constituents' health levels,...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Arsenic in my Fluoride? CDC admits Yes
New York – March 12, 2007 -- Trace amounts of arsenic are found in fluoride chemicals added to drinking water supplies, reports the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) website. (1) Fluoridation is a controversial attempt to reduce tooth decay in tap-water...National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of $1 Million Challenge to ...
"National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of $1 Million Challenge to Provide Safe Drinking Water WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced today the winners of the 2007 Grainger...A fat target for the food police
"Big Brother had shouldered his way into the kitchen long before the New York City Board of Health moved Tuesday to prohibit the use of all but a tiny amount of trans fats in restaurant cooking. Be glad he's there. Would all the people muttering about New York's "food police"...
created by Edmund Jenks | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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