Mercury Contamination

Tampa seeks to resume work on pipeline project - Tampa Bay Online

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:33:00 GMT

TAMPA - The city is pressuring county environmental regulators to let them resume work on a $ 2.1 million water pipeline, which ground to a halt last month after contractors hired by the city excavated debris from a former landfill and disposed of it ...

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Feds: NM well water not apparent health hazard - San Jose Mercury News

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:01:00 GMT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.?Well water near a Superfund site in western New Mexico's uranium belt poses no apparent health risk despite an earlier report that called the site of Homestake Mining Co.'s former mill a hazard, federal officials said. Test ...

Feds: NM well water not apparent health hazard - San Jose Mercury News

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Feds: NM well water not apparent health hazard - San Jose Mercury News

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Tampa seeks to resume work on pipeline project - Tampa Bay Online

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:33:00 GMT

Health briefs - South Coast Today

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:53:00 GMT

Rich in high-quality protein and omega-3 fatty acids and low in saturated fat, fish is an important addition to any diet because it promotes a healthy heart and proper development in growing children. But mercury contamination in fish poses a very ...

Health briefs - South Coast Today

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:53:00 GMT

Tampa seeks to resume work on pipeline project

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:25:13 GMT

The city is pressuring county environmental regulators to let them resume work on a $ 2.1 million water pipeline, which ground to a halt last month after contractors hired by the city excavated debris from a former landfill and disposed of it without a permit.

NATIONAL: CFL bulbs spark health warnings

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:40:36 GMT

Compact fluorescent lightbulbs may be energy efficient but their potential hazards have prompted Health Canada to warn of effects ranging from too much UV exposure to possible mercury poisoning.

Tampa seeks to resume work on pipeline project - Tampa Bay Online

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:12:00 GMT

State signs off on open space plan

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The state Department of Toxic Substances Control has signed off on a plan for 140 acres Santa Clarita is acquiring as open space in Placerita Canyon.

Move beyond coal

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Thomas Edison opened the first coal-fired power plant, Pearl Street Station, more than 100 years ago.

Move beyond coal

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:17:13 GMT

Thomas Edison opened the first coal-fired power plant, Pearl Street Station, more than 100 years ago.

Britain's battery recycling one of Europe's worst

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:49:35 GMT

Less than 3 per cent of household batteries are currently recycled in Britain. Chie Elliott looks into why we're at the bottom of Europe's league tables Every year the equivalent of 110 jumbo jetsa weight in old batteries end up in UK landfills Simon Duffin, Head of Press of the European Parliament's UK office, cannot wait for a battery collection ...

CFL bulbs spark health warnings - Owen Sound Sun Times

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:59:00 GMT

Compact fluorescent lightbulbs may be energy efficient but their potential hazards have prompted Health Canada to warn of effects ranging from too much UV exposure to possible mercury poisoning. The department is already studying both ultraviolet ...

Separating the Hype and the Buzz 052509

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:48:46 GMT

I must remark how impressed the Meridian coverage of nano has been. NEWSWORTHY 1. CANCER CELLS: DETECT, TRACK AND KILL Researchers at the U of Arkansas demonstrated that it is possible not only to monitor and detect nanomaterials moving through the circulation, but also to detect single cancer cells tagged with carbon nanotubes.

Health briefs

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:25:18 GMT

Coal ash contamination imperils July 4 festival goers in Tennessee

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:59:18 GMT

The city of Kingston, Tenn. plans to hold its annual July 4 "Smokin' the Water" celebration tomorrow at a public park near Watts Bar Reservoir.

Air being tested for heavy metals in Iqaluit neighbourhood

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:44:02 GMT

Kyle James holds up air quality collectors, silver disks with a foam filter that collects dust in the air.

Tough new mercury rules loom for Cupertino cement plant - San Jose Mercury News

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:30:00 GMT

Tough new mercury rules loom for Cupertino cement plant
San Jose Mercury News
But the new federal standards would help clean up San Francisco Bay and local reservoirs by reducing mercury contamination in fish, and in doing so lowering ...

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