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Extreme weather increasing level of toxins in food, scientists warn
2016-05-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: As they struggle to deal with more extreme weather, a range of food crops are generating more of chemical compounds that can cause health problems for people and livestock who eat them, scientists have warned. A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says that crops such as wheat and maize are generating more potential toxins as a reaction to protect themselves from extreme weather. But these chemical compounds are harmful to people and animals if consumed for a prolonged...
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Extreme weather increasing level of toxins in food, scientists warn
2016-05-30 19:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: As they struggle to deal with more extreme weather, a range of food crops are generating more of chemical compounds that can cause health problems for people and livestock who eat them, scientists have warned. A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says that crops such as wheat and maize are generating more potential toxins as a reaction to protect themselves from extreme weather. But these chemical compounds are harmful to people and animals if consumed for a prolonged...
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Neighbors seek answers about Precision Castparts' possible toxins - Friday, 01 April 2016 01:00
2016-04-01 23:16:34| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Potential toxic pollution around the art glass manufacturing facility in the Brooklyn neighborhood has grabbed most of the headlines in the last few weeks. As reported elsewhere in this issue of THE BEE, those fears appear to be unfounded at present.
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Toxins Found In Fracking Fluids And Wastewater, Study Shows
2016-01-13 04:51:24| oilandgasonline Home Page
In an analysis of more than 1,000 chemicals in fluids used in and created by hydraulic fracturing (fracking), Yale School of Public Health researchers found that many of the substances have been linked to reproductive and developmental health problems, and the majority had undetermined toxicity due to insufficient information. By Michael Greenwood
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After toxins detected in wells, residents near Southbridge landfill...
2015-11-11 04:13:56| Waste Management - Topix.net
CHARLTON – One week after Casella Waste Systems told a crowded Board of Health meeting that 21 residential wells near the Southbridge landfill tested positive for a toxic chemical, residents filled the health board office and demanded answers to their concerns. At the Nov. 3 meeting, Casella identified home wells within 500 feet of the landfill where probable human carcinogen 1,4-dioxane was detected during routine testing.
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