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October 27, 2016

Indian roadside refuse fires produce toxic rainbow
Durham NC (SPX) Oct 27, 2016
Samples of smoke particles emanating from burning roadside trash piles in India have shown that their chemical composition and toxicityare very bad for human health. The wide variation found between sites by a Duke University study, however, does offer insights about how to mitigate the worst effects of the common practice. "From our tests, we found that somebody standing near one of these fires is getting a dose of toxins 1000 times greater than they would from the ambient air," said Michael Berg ... read more

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