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Third-hand Smoke can Cause DNA Damage in Human Cells, Study Finds
2013-06-21 14:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Third-hand cigarette smoke-residue that clings to surfaces even after the smoke has cleared out can damage DNA, according to a new study. The study was conducted by researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and colleagues who found that chronic exposure to this toxic residue could severely affect cells. Smoking causes many types of cancers including lung, bladder, kidneys, mouth and ovaries. Previous researches have revealed that second-hand smoke could just be as dangerous to human...
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Nowhere to hide from diarrhea-causing bacteria, study finds
2013-06-21 10:11:49| Biotech - Topix.net
Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that about 82 percent of Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, cases in healthy people occurred after visiting healthcare settings - like doctors' offices and emergency rooms.
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New AASHTO Report Finds Need for Greater Investment in Marine Transportation System
2013-06-20 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
AASHTO's Waterborne Freight Transportation Bottom Line Report indicates water borne freight system is underfunded and faces serious challenges. It identifies threats to future of Marine Transportation System and action alternatives, including creation of Office of Multimodal Freight at USDOT. Also suggested is implementation of best practices for planning and investment among Federal, state, regional, and local organizations to improve and modernize waterborne freight transportation. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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EFSA Finds Selenomethionine Safe for Feeds
2013-06-20 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - The FEEDAP Panel of the European Food Safety Authority considers the use of L-selenomethionine as safe for all animal species, provided that the maximum total selenium level authorised in feed is respected.
Japan finds highly toxic strontium in Fukushima groundwater
2013-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: High levels of a toxic substance called strontium-90 have been found in groundwater at the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the utility that runs the facility said on Wednesday. Strontium-90 is a by-product of the fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear reactors as well as nuclear weapons, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says on its website. The discovery of rising levels of such radioactive material is likely to complicate efforts by the utility, Tokyo Electric Power...
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