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Extreme Drought in CA Triggers Halting Fracking Waste Injection Avoid Aquifer Contamination
2014-07-18 22:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: California officials have ordered an emergency shut-down of 11 oil and gas waste injection sites and a review of more than 100 others in the state`s drought-wracked Central Valley out of fear that companies may have been pumping fracking fluids and other toxic waste into drinking water aquifers there. The state`s Division of Oil and Gas and Geothermal Resources on July 7 issued cease and desist orders to seven energy companies warning that they may be injecting their waste into aquifers that could...
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CDC Reports 2nd Contamination Accident Prior To Anthrax Scare; Halts...
2014-07-12 19:00:29| Biotech - Topix.net
CDC said a second accident occurred earlier this year when a culture of non-pathogenic bird flu had been cross-contaminated with the highly virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu before being shipped to a USDA facility.
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The contamination stops here: with 3M's express salmonella testing
2014-07-06 01:40:01| Chemicals - Topix.net
3M Co. is part of the next-best solution: Trying to prevent salmonella contamination at food processing plants by using detective work to identify contaminated products before they are shipped to customers.
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Another concern arises over groundwater contamination from fracking accidents
2014-06-25 08:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PhysOrg: The oil and gas extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could potentially contribute more pollutants to groundwater than past research has suggested, according to a new study in ACS' journal Environmental Science & Technology. Scientists are reporting that when spilled or deliberately applied to land, waste fluids from fracking are likely picking up tiny particles in the soil that attract heavy metals and other chemicals with possible health implications for people and animals....
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Hebrew University researcher develops technology to prevent food packaging contamination
2014-06-20 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway
A researcher from Israels Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed a new technology to attack bacterial biofilms that adhere to food produce and packaging.
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