Fiscal implications of global decarbonization
Internationally coordinated climate mitigation policies can effectively put the world on a path toward achieving the agreed Paris temperature goals. Such coordination could be initiated by large players,
United States Of America (US)
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202 new industrial chemicals
researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, us, examined data on chemical toxicity and have identified 202 industrial chemicals that they say are
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Polluted justice
Global chemicals major Dow Chemicals Company got a shot in the arm with a ruling of the Michigan Supreme Court on July 13, 2005. A lawsuit filed by residents of areas along the Tittabawassee river
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Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula
Atlanta: Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what
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Lehman Bros sitting on nuclear stockpile
New York: Failed investment bank Lehman Brothers sits not only on toxic subprime mortgage loans but also toxic nuclear stockpile. According to reports, the bankrupt bank holds up to 450,000 pounds of uranium
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Aquaculture navigates through troubled waters
Industrialized aquaculture is the world's fastest-growing animal food production system and is regarded by some experts as an integral part of the long-term solution to growing global food demands.
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Why the Adage 'the Dose Makes the Poison' Can Be Toxic to Corporate Chemicals Policy
There probably are lots of senior execs who've been comforted when their chief scientist or toxicologist has told them that since "the dose makes the poison," they shouldn't sweat some new study about a chemical found in small amounts in their products.
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Analysis Finds Toxic Substances in Electronic Cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes contain traces of toxic substances and carcinogens, according to a preliminary analysis of the products by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Sinks below and stays there
Algal neurotoxin enters deep-sea food web, kills whales while crab cakes and marinated clams make for delightful cuisine, shellfish poisoning is a health risk. Shellfish feed on algae that produce harmful toxins. Domoic acid (DA) is one such neurotoxin, dangerously high levels of which are produced during algal blooms of the species, Pseudo-nitzschia. The toxin was earlier believed to
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Toxic ship: Centre sends probe team to Gujarat
Nitin Sethi | TNN New Delhi: The controversy over the allegedly contaminated US ship took a new twist on Wednesday with Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) giving it a clean chit, but Union environment ministry rejecting it to send its own team to the state for investigation.
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Contaminated U.S. ship lands Alang yard in controversy
Manas Dasgupta GANDHINAGAR: The ship-breaking yard at Alang, off the Bhavnagar coast in Gujarat