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Azores: Health hazards and disaster potential of ground gas emissions at Furnas volcano, Sao Miguel
Abstract: A health hazard assessment of exposure to soil gases (carbon dioxide and radon) was undertaken in the village of Furnas, located in the caldera of an active volcano. A soil survey to map the area of soil gas flow was undertaken, gas emissions were monitored at fumaroles and in eight houses, and a preliminary […]
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Do the Kids Need Fluoride?
I grew up on fluoride toothpaste, diligently brushing my teeth after every meal. So I was resistant to any suggestion that there may be a problem with fluoride. Countless commercials drummed in the claim that it fights cavities, and if anything to the contrary caught my eye, I dismissed it as mere ranting and raving. […]
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Villagers In Unnao Floored By Fluoride
High percentage of fluoride in water has wrought havoc in a cluster of villages in Unnao district, says a report prepared by the Jal Nigam. The report quotes WHO specifications which place the permissible limit at only 1 mg per litre. In these villages, however, the presence is as high as 7 mg at the […]
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Department of Commerce sues Alcoa for $750,000
February 19,1999. ALCOA Fined $750,000 by Commerce Department For Illegal Chemical Shipments of Potassium fluoride and Sodium fluoride. — The Commerce Department’s Under Secretary for Export Administration, William A. Reinsch, imposed a civil penalty of $750,000 on Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) for 100 violations of U.S. export regulations involving shipments of potassium fluoride and […]
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ALCOA’s $1 million fine for shipping fluoride chemicals that could be used for chemical weapons
See full Federal Register report Recommended Decision and Order On Friday, February 26, 1999, the Federal Register published the Decision and Order issued by the Under Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Export Administration, United States Department of Commerce (BXA) on February 19, 1999 (64 FR 9471). However, the Recommended Decision and Order of the […]
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Piketon waste a disposal headache
The U.S. Department of Energy wants ideas about how more than 700,000 tons of depleted uranium being stored at atomic fuel plants in Ohio and Kentucky can be converted into more stable, environmentally friendly forms. The waste has been accumulating since the 1950s at the former federal atomic fuel plant at Piketon, Ohio, 65 miles […]
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Ludwik Gross, a Trailblazer in Cancer Research, Dies at 94
Dr. Ludwik Gross, who influenced cancer research by showing that viruses could cause cancers in animals, died on Monday at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx. He was 94 and lived in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The cause was stomach cancer, said his daughter, Dr. Augusta H. Gross. Dr. Gross won an Albert […]
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Campaign to protect creek has few allies
A state DEP official, two counties and phosphate companies oppose protected status for the waterway. For such a small stream, Horse Creek is giving the state Department of Environmental Protection a big headache. The sandy-bottomed rivulet flows 40 miles south through Hardee and DeSoto counties, draining parts of Polk, Manatee and Hillsborough until it joins […]
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TECO inventory tallies up toxins
Tampa Electric Co. says the amounts of toxic chemicals its power plants released into the environment last year pose no health risks – although some environmental groups dispute that. The information reported by TECO marks the first year utilities have been required to file a Toxics Release Inventory to the Environmental Protection Agency. The report, […]
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Beryllium producer rejects meeting with activists
The Brush Wellman beryllium company says it will not meet with environmental activists who want to discuss why workers at the firm’s plant outside Elmore continue to contract an often-fatal lung disease. Brush Wellman has told Ohio Citizen Action, the state’s largest environmental activist group, that there was no reason to meet and, furthermore, the […]
United States, Ohio Specialty Metal Industries