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The catfish 'Toxic' suitable for fishmeal production

'Toxic' fish suitable for fishmeal production Monday, November 16, 2009, 09:50 (GMT   9)In 2008, CSIC scientists said that nearly half of the catfish showed signs of alarming levels of mercury, and 15-20...

Winemaking Fumes Kill Three In Portugal

Three amateur winemakers died in Portugal after inhaling toxic carbon dioxide released in the fermenting process.The three winemakers were found dead inside a 1.5 meter (5ft) deep wine tank in Coimbra, Portugal. Officials think the couple who lived in the house inhaled the...

Mafia Link To Radioactive Waste Dumped In Mediterranean

An unmarked wreck full of radioactive waste was found in the Mediterranen, off the coast of Italy, on Saturday. Prosecutor Bruno Giordano stated that the ship may be proof that the mafia has been sinking nuclear...

Activists Block Oil Sands Mine In Alberta

Greenpeace activists have shut down a 155,000 barrel a day operation in Shell's Albian Sands mine just north of Fort McMurray, which is located in northern Alberta, Canada. The 25 activists from Canada, the U.S....

H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Patented by Medimmune Back in 2008

H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Patented by Medimmune Back in 2008New York : According to Dr T Ott the Swine Flu patent is owned by none other than Medimmune who stands to profit around $151 million dollars from US...

GMO Cotton May Be Future Source Of Protein

Cotton may be a source of protein for humans in the future, as genetic modification has produced plants free of toxins.Cotton is grown by more than 20 million farmers, and accounts for around 40% of the fiber used for making clothing, and its seeds are an excellent source of...

Mercury Found In All US Fish

All wild fish in the United States contain mercury, according to a federal survey released August 19. The survey looked at over 1,000 fish from nearly 300 streams around the U.S, and found that they were all...

Who Discovered Mercury

Mercury-Who Discovered Mercury Mercury (Who Discovered Mercury) was known in ancient China and has been found in Egyptian tombs dating back to 1500 BC. In China and Tibet, mercury (who discovered mercury) was the idea to prolong life, heal fractures, and maintain good health...

Multiple Myeloma Risk For 9/11 Responders

Emergency personnel that responded to the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers may be at higher risk for multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. The findings, which were published in the Journal of Occupational and...

Toxic waste from Britain found in Brazilian ports

1,400 tonnes of toxic waste was found three Brazilian ports. The discovery alarmed the authority and they demanded the take back of the 65 containers as such act violates an international treaty on the movement of hazardous waste. "Police in Brazil are investigating how 1,400...

Brazil anger over toxic UK waste

" Brazilian police are investigating after 64 containers with more than 1,400 tonnes of hazardous UK waste were found in three of the country's ports. The authorities say that among the material which was brought...

Toxic Trinkets Continue to Be Sold To Kids

A not so charming bracelet has been on the market since January of 2008.  It has now been found to exceed the allowable limit of lead.    The full description follows. "This recall involves a silver-coloured charm bracelet with multicoloured moon and...

Another Inconvenient Truth

WE ARE ALL BEING POISONED HERE AND EITHER PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING OR THEY KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING AND CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. GARBAGE LEACHATE CONTINUES TO BE SPREAD ALL OVER THE STREETS AND...

French fries: Would you like acrylamide with those?

Although the answer is most likely to be no, that's exactly what people are getting when they order a ubiquitous side order of fries. The French fry has already received its share of bad press, mainly for...

Are We Killing Ourselves With Water?

It's funny how the mind works. I've always thought that I prefer bottled water to tap water, and prefer the water that pours from the door of my refrigerator to bottled water. An interesting and somewhat disturbing...

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