News tagged with environmental health hazard
Calif regulators find pot smoke causes cancer
Jun 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Marijuana smoke has joined tobacco smoke and hundreds of other chemicals on a list of substances California regulators say cause cancer.
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EPA issues list of high volume chemicals
Sep 10, 2007 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the first list Monday of high production volume chemicals and their hazards.
Observations from space: NASA environmental data and lung disease
May 18, 2008 |
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NASA gathers a tremendous amount of data on the environment that can be helpful in understanding lung disease. In a session at the ATS 2008 International Conference called “Observations From Space: A Unique Vantage Point ...
Metal hazard from table wines
Oct 29, 2008 |
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Potentially hazardous levels of metal ions are present in many commercially available wines. An analysis of reported levels of metals in wines from sixteen different countries, published in the open access Chemistry Central Jo ...
E-waste becoming a health hazard
Aug 01, 2005 |
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"E-trash" is creating an increasing health hazard across the nation, with the U.S. Senate trying to find a national solution.
World's first mandatory national nanotech rule pending
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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The Canadian government reportedly is planning to release in February the world's first national regulation requiring companies to detail their use of engineered nanomaterials, according to environmental officials. The information ...
Before you trash that phone, read this
Mar 16, 2009 |
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If you own a cell phone, at some point you're likely to upgrade to a newer model. But what should you do with your old phone?
Rapid analysis could cut health risks of volcanic ash
Oct 10, 2007 |
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A new, rapid and cheap way of estimating the potential risk posed to human health by volcanic ash has been devised by a Durham University expert.
Victims of Seveso disaster face higher risk from some cancers
Sep 14, 2009 |
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People living in the Seveso area of Italy, which was exposed to dioxin after an industrial accident in 1976, have experienced an increased risk of developing cancer. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
People with Intellectual Disabilities Particularly Vulnerable to Effects of Tobacco Use
Jun 06, 2009 |
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While tobacco use is an ongoing health hazard for the entire population, its consequences for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities can be especially severe. And the medical community often tends to overlook ...
EPA's perchlorate goal is criticized
Mar 16, 2006 |
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A panel of scientists says a proposed federal limit of 24.5 parts per billion on the toxic chemical perchlorate in drinking water is too high.
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