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Researchers detect fluoride in water with new simple color change test.
Environmental contaminants like fluoride, lead and pesticides exist all around and even within us. While researchers have simple ways to measure concentrations of such contaminants inside lab environments, levels are much more difficult to test in the field. That’s because they require costly specialized equipment. Recent efforts in synthetic biology have leveraged cellular biosensors to […]
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Honeywell Must Face Claims Over Leaked Air Toxins From Plant.
Plant used to make radioactive gas, later used for bombs Toxins spread into air, water of nearby community, suit says Honeywell International Inc. must still face some claims over its plant near Metropolis, Ill., that allegedly emitted air contaminated with radioactive and other toxic materials, according to a federal judge that narrowed two suits seeking […]
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Attorney General Raoul files lawsuit and interim order against Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC
CHICAGO, Ill. (WAND) – Attorney General Kwame Raoul is filing a lawsuit against Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC (Brainerd Chemical) for allegedly allowing excess emissions of hydrogen fluoride from its chemical distribution facility in Danville, Illinois. Studies show hydrogen fluoride is a corrosive chemical that is harmful to human health, at low levels causing irritation to the […]
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Public Notice: High Levels of Fluoride in Richmond, Illinois, water
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This is a shockingly poorly-written public notice. Because the Centers for Disease Protection and Prevention (CDC) and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Division of Water refuse to issue warnings to pregnant women and the parents of formula-fed infants not to drink any fluoridated water, this notice allows these highly vulnerable subsets […]
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We are Water | From plastics to pipes: Who drinks Evanston’s tap water and why do some avoid it?
This is part five of an eight-article series by We are Water Evanston, a community-based participatory research project that explores our relationship with and concerns about water. For more information on this series, click here. Evanston lies on the shores of Lake Michigan, one of the most valuable freshwater sources in the world. Evanston has an award-winning water […]
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Honeywell to reopen in early 2023
A part of the Metropolis landscape since 1958, the Honeywell Metropolis Works plant is scheduled to restart production of uranium hexafluoride in early 2023. Preparation of the site will start immediately. Honeywell will hire 160 full-time employees as well as contractors by the end of next year. While rumors had been flying around for a […]
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Before it was Honeywell …
The following Allied Corporation Metropolis Plant company background information is taken from the Massac County Illinois History Vol. 1 1987 book produced by the Massac County Historical Society. In October 1955, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) permitted industry to enter the uranium hexafluoride (UF6) conversion business by inviting bids on a contract for the conversion […]
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Honeywell to reopen Metropolis, Ill. plant
Honeywell announced it will reopen its Metropolis, Ill. plant. (Source: KFVS) METROPOLIS, Ill. (KFVS) – Honeywell will reopen its Metropolis Works plant. The company plans to restart production in 2023 with preparations starting in 2021. They plan to hire 160 full-time employees, as well as contractors, by the end of 2022. Honeywell released the […]
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Honeywell to re-open the USA’s only domestic uranium conversion facility in Metropolis
Idled US conversion plant preparing for 2023 restart Honeywell has said it intends to re-open the USA’s only domestic uranium conversion facility, the Metropolis Works plant, in Metropolis, Illinois. Preparations for a 2023 restart will begin this year. Honeywell in November 2017 announced the temporary suspension of UF6 production at Metropolis pending an improvement in […]
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United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation: March Recap and May Meeting Overview
Excerpt: Overview of March 2020 Hearing Session The first virtual 2020 JPML hearing took place on March 26. Following the hearing, the JPML issued transfer orders centralizing cases and creating new Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) in three matters: MDL No. 2931 – In Re: Delta Dental Antitrust Litigation. Actions transferred to the Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo, […]
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