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 Toxic fish

high levels of the cancer-causing

Publication Date: 
30/01/2001
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Animal Products, Health Effects, Fish Poisoning, Europe, Toxins
India

 Playing safe

Nations finally draft a treaty to combat the use of toxic chemicals like DDT and PCBs, which are known for their damning health effects

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
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Global Environmental Agreements, Pollution Control, Health Effects, Vector Control, DDT, Environmental Health, PCBs, Dioxin, International Cooperation, Africa, Global, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Toxins
Industry

 Chemical waste

The sinking of an Italian tanker carrying 6,000 metric tonnes of toxic chemicals off France's Atlantic Coast has sent alarm bells ringing in the region. Loaded with 4,000 tonnes of styrene, a

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
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Marine Pollution, Hazardous Products, Italy, Toxins
Agriculture

 Whither clean fuel?

A proposal to make diesel cleaner in the US is opposed by the oil industry

Publication Date: 
14/07/2000
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Pollution Control, Health Effects, Diesel, Petrochemical Industry, United States Of America (US), Toxins
Air Pollution

 Chemical banned

CONSUMERS have decided to stop using products containing chlorpyrifos till more information about it is available. Even store managers are going to lay off these products for the time being. The

Publication Date: 
14/07/2000
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Pesticides, Health Effects, Children, Mental Health, Hazardous Products, United States Of America (US), Toxins
Health

 Pollutants in space

Do cancer causing compounds exist beyond earth s atmosphere?

Publication Date: 
14/06/2000
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Cancer, Atmosphere, Physical Science, Research, Toxins
Industry

 Waste: Unavoidable dangers

Industrialisation has brought prosperity. And increasing amount of wastes, especially plastics. The answer: burn it. But there is a problem: dioxin, one of the most carcinogenic chemicals known to humankind. Japan reels under it

Publication Date: 
30/05/2000
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Health Effects, Plastics, Waste Incineration, Industry, Governance, Japan, Toxic Wastes, Toxins
India

 How carcinogenic is your CAR?

Do you want a country full of cars? Cars cause cancer. Scientists can even measure the cancer potency levels of the cars we ride. The so called cancer potency index has emerged as an important tool for risk assessment the world over. But think twice bef

Publication Date: 
14/05/2000
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Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Cancer, Diesel, Environmental Health, Research, Vehicles, Toxins
Industry

 Of cars that kill

The cancer causing potential of diesel cars is more than twice that of petrol cars in India

Publication Date: 
14/05/2000
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Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Cancer, Diesel, Environmental Health, Research, Vehicles, Toxins
Environment

 More evidence...

... from a German study confirming the carcinogenicity of the devil in the tank and the engine

Publication Date: 
14/05/2000
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Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, Cancer, Diesel, Environmental Health, Research, Vehicles, Toxins

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