News tagged with environmental pollution
American Cancer Society calls for new strategies to monitor exposure to environmental carcinogens
Oct 28, 2009 |
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A new report from an American Cancer Society scientific advisory subcommittee on cancer and the environment says exposure to carcinogens should be minimized or eliminated whenever feasible, and calls for new strategies to ...
2nd lead poisoning case hits China, 1,300 sick
Aug 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- China detained two factory officials after 1,300 children were poisoned by pollution from a manganese processing plant, state media said Thursday, days after emissions from a lead smelter in another ...
Trapped! Scientists Immobilize Bacteria in Fibrous Hydrogel
Aug 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria play a role in myriad industrial processes from fermentation to cleaning up environmental pollution. But floating freely in solution, the microbial cells constantly multiply, generating ...
Scientists ready to set sail for 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch,' in name of research
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Hoping to learn more about one of the most glaring examples of waste and environmental pollution on Earth, a group of scientists will set sail from San Francisco Tuesday to the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," a massive vortex ...
Skip this cocktail party: Contaminants in marine mammals' brains
May 20, 2009 |
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The most extensive study of pollutants in marine mammals' brains reveals that these animals are exposed to a hazardous cocktail of pesticides such as DDTs and PCBs, as well as emerging contaminants such as brominated flame ...
Inhaling a heart attack: How air pollution can cause heart disease
Mar 23, 2009 |
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We are used to thinking of heart disease as a product of genetic factors or lifestyle choices, such as what we eat and how much we exercise. There is another road to heart disease: breathing.
