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Oil company blamed for toxic tap water in China: XinhuaBeijing (AFP) April 12, 2014 A Chinese oil giant was to blame for a toxic leak that contaminated tap water in a northwestern city, leading panicked residents to clear stores of bottled water, state media said Saturday. Tests conducted on Thursday and Friday showed that tap water in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, had as much as 200 micrograms of the toxic chemical benzene per litre - 20 times the national limit - the official Xinhua news agency said, citing local environment authorities. A subsidiary of China's la ... read more |
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 Plugging an ozone hole Faithful allies since the Cretaceous Pioneering findings on the dual role of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis Study finds recent wolf-dog hybridization in Caucasus region Neanderthals and Cro-magnons did not coincide on the Iberian Peninsula Greenland ice cores show industrial record of acid rain, success of US Clean Air Act | .. |
 England issues health warnings over air pollution High air pollution levels across England prompted the government to issue health warnings on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Chinese chemical plant protest turns violent A protest over a proposed chemical plant in a Chinese city turned violent at the weekend, officials said Monday, but added order had been restored and no-one had died. ... more | .. |
 Peru orders Chinalco mining giant to stop waste-dumps Peruvian authorities have ordered China's Chinalco mining giant to partially halt its activities at a copper facility until it stops dumping waste. ... more | .. |
 Clean cooking fuel and improved kitchen ventilation linked to less lung disease Improving cooking fuels and kitchen ventilation is associated with better lung function and reduced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to research published in this week's PLOS ... more |
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 Air pollution killed seven million people in 2012: WHO Air pollution by sources from cooking fires to auto fumes has become the globe's worst environmental health problem, contributing to a shocking seven million deaths worldwide, the UN said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Europe's safety police find more toxic toys and textiles From collapsing pushchairs to chemical-polluted shoes - an ever-rising number of toxic toys and skin-irritating textiles are being removed from supermarket shelves by Europe's consumer safety squad. ... more | .. |
 France opens criminal probe into air pollution French prosecutors have opened a preliminary probe after an environmental group filed a criminal complaint over this month's spike in air pollution, a judicial source said Monday. ... more | .. |
Polluted Paris prepares for partial car ban Paris on Monday launches alternate driving days for the first time in nearly 20 years to tackle dangerous air pollution levels amid controversy on whether the ban is warranted or will yield results. ... more |
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 Paris makes public transport free to tackle severe pollution Paris authorities said Thursday they would make public transport free for three days to encourage drivers to leave their vehicles behind due to severe pollution caused by unusually warm weather. ... more | .. |
 Japan's Panasonic to give China expats 'pollution pay' Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Thursday it would give employees sent to China a wage premium to account for the country's hazardous air pollution, in a possible first for an international company. ... more | .. |
Cold nights, warm days trigger pollution alerts across France Nearly a third of the 22 regions in mainland France on Wednesday were on a maximum pollution alert including a swathe of the country's north, centre-east and the Paris region. ... more | .. |
 Greeks protest against Syria chemical weapon destruction at sea Two thousand demonstrators gathered on the Greek island of Crete on Sunday to protest against the planned destruction of Syria's chemical weapons in the eastern Mediterranean, an AFP reporter said. ... more |
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 Maize Plus Bacteria: One-Two Punch Knocks Copper Out of Stamp Sand Scientists have known for years that together, bacteria and plants can remediate contaminated sites. Ramakrishna Wusirika, of Michigan Technological University, has determined that how you add bacte ... more | .. |
China's premier 'declares war' on pollution Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday said he is "declaring war" on pollution, describing it as a "red-light warning" against inefficiency as he sought to address public concerns on issues from acrid smog to food safety. ... more | .. |
 China promises cleaner air, steady 7.5 percent growth China on Wednesday declared "war" on the lethal pollution that has blighted its stunning industrial transformation, as it unveiled a steady economic growth target of 7.5 percent for this year. ... more | .. |
 Reforms slow in Bangladesh's toxic tanneries Standing knee deep in toxic chemicals, Mokter Hossain loads animal hides into huge drums filled with still more dangerous liquids at a tannery in the Bangladesh capital. ... more |
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 Russian Rockets used by the US Astronomers: 'Tilt-a-worlds' could harbor life Unexpected Teleconnections in Noctilucent Clouds NASA Signs Agreement with SpaceX for Use of Historic Launch Pad NASA Astronauts Will Breathe Easier With New Oxygen Recovery Systems First radar vision for Copernicus | .. |
 Nepal to force Everest climbers to collect rubbish Climbers on Mount Everest will be forced to bring back eight kilograms (17.6 pounds) of garbage, an official said Monday, to clean up a peak that has become the world's highest rubbish dump. ... more | .. |
 Jailed Sochi ecologist sent to far-flung colony: group Russian environmentalist Yevgeny Vitishko, who was sentenced to three years in prison during the Sochi Olympic Games, has been transferred to a penal colony almost 1,000 kilometres away, his organisation said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Haze heavier around Beijing Thick smog shrouding Beijing and its surrounding areas becomes heavier as the capital has raised its four-tiered alert system to "orange". The smog covered about 1.4 million square km of centr ... more | .. |
 Haze-hit Indonesian province declares emergency An Indonesian province at the heart of a Southeast Asian smog crisis last year has declared a state of emergency after being blanketed in thick haze from forest fires, officials said Thursday. ... more |
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 China smog drives masks out of stock China's biggest online face-mask sellers were running out of stock Wednesday as consumers rushed to protect themselves from smog that has shrouded large swathes of northern China for a week. ... more | .. |
Bulgaria chokes on air pollution fuelled by poverty The smokestacks of Kremikovtzi steel mill on Sofia's outskirts may have shut down years ago, but ancient cars ensure that Bulgaria's capital is still the most polluted in Europe. ... more | .. |
Air purifier rush as smog shrouds northern China Dangerous smog which has blighted swathes of northern China in recent days has prompted a spike in air purifier sales, local media reported Monday, as pollution continued to shroud Beijing. ... more | .. |
 China's Xi breathes Beijing smog on surprise outing China's President Xi Jinping paid a rare visit to one of Beijing's smog-hit streets Tuesday, drawing praise from Internet users for his latest apparent attempt to portray himself as close to ordinary citizens. ... more |
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