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6801. December 23, 2010 | HealthDay News
Vegetarian Diet Cuts Kidney Patients' Levels of Toxic Phosphorus, USA
THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a vegetarian diet lowers kidney disease patients' levels of potentially toxic phosphorus in the blood and urine, says a small new study...
6802. December 23, 2010 | Xinhua
Production halted as toxic gas kills 3 in NW China, China
ZHONGNING, Ningxia - Production at a manganese plant in northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region was suspended after toxic gas killed three and poisoned 21 others early Thursday morning...
6803. December 23, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Methane gas byproduct leak forces closure of part of San Jose park, USA
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Part of a San Jose park has been closed indefinitely after a methane gas byproduct from a landfill leaked into a nearby creek...
6804. December 23, 2010 | Detroit Free Press
3 workers hurt in sewer explosion near Ann Arbor, USA
Three workers were injured in an explosion as they were repairing a sewer pump near Ann Arbor this morning, officials said...
6805. December 22, 2010 | The Brunei Times
Ecological danger threatens Gulf of Mexico, USA
THE Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded on April 20 in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers...
6806. December 22, 2010 | The Brunei Times
When a sleeping giant awakes..., Indonesia
A MAJOR earthquake struck off the coast of western Sumatra on October 25 killing over 400 people and leaving hundreds missing...
6807. December 22, 2010 | AAP
Gas leak at India drug plant kills 2, India
Police say a suspected gas leak in a drug manufacturing plant in southern India has killed at least two workers...
6808. December 22, 2010 | 3news.co.nz
Gas leak forces UN evacuation, New Zealand
UN security officials evacuated the buildings where the Security Council and the General Assembly had been scheduled to meet because of a suspicious odour apparently caused by a gas leak in the basement, UN officials said...
6809. December 22, 2010 | Xinhua
Five killed due to gas leak from heater in Turkey, Turkey
Five people were killed Wednesday due to carbon monoxide gas leak from a heater in Yolustu village in Turkey's northern Kastamonu province,...
6810. December 22, 2010 | The Canadian Press
16 ill after gas leak on ship near Port Colborne, Canada
Sixteen crew members on a foreign grain freighter were taken to Ontario hospitals early Wednesday after a phosphine gas leak made them violently ill...
6811. December 22, 2010 | Xinhua
EU suggests reducing shipping pollution, Belgiu
BRUSSELS - Shipping pollution should be reduced to tackle climate change and prevent damage to human health, a report from the European Commission said Tuesday...
6812. December 22, 2010 | The Washington Post
Water officials question chemical risk, USA
Area water officials on Tuesday questioned an environmental group’s report that lists Buffalo as one of 31 cities that may have a risky level of a chemical thought to cause cancer...
6813. December 22, 2010 | Chicago Tribune
EPA to review toxic metal in tap water, USA
The nation's top environmental regulator on Tuesday promised to complete a scientific review of hexavalent chromium by summer and consider ordering cities to start testing for the toxic metal in tap water...
6814. December 22, 2010 | edie.net
Toxic chemicals found in Arctic wildlife, Pakistan
While the season may make us think of the Arctic as a place of sleighs, jingle bells and Santa's workshop, research has been published to turn our minds to land and water contamination instead...
6815. December 22, 2010 | UNEP
UNEP Report Highlights Role of Fisheries Subsidies Reform in Ocean Sustainability, Switzerland
Geneva, 22 December 2010 – In a new report, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) emphasises the urgency of advancing negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
6816. December 22, 2010 | The Daily Star
A less addressed dimension of air pollution, Bangladesh
Among the environmental hazards, under the spotlight in the backdrop of climate change-centred concerns, brick kilns make for an issue that is perhaps the least attended to...
6817. December 22, 2010 | edie.net
Canada must monitor oil sands pollution, Canada
The Canadian government has been criticised for failing to ensure satisfactory environmental monitoring of its Alberta oil sands...
6818. December 22, 2010 | The Hindu Business Line
Vizag port told to cut pollution, India
The Visakhapatnam port has been urged to take all steps to mechanise and modernise its facilities so that pollution is eliminated and the citizens of the port city can lead happy and healthy lives...
6819. December 22, 2010 | Halesowen News
Chemical leak at Russells Hall Hospital, UK
EIGHT people were given medical treatment following a chemical leak at Russells Hall Hospital last night...
6820. December 22, 2010 | ANI
Long lasting chemicals toxic to humans and the environment, USA
Washington, Dec 22 : A new research at the Arizona State University is trying to find what happens to toxic chemicals when they enter the environment...
6821. December 22, 2010 | The Republic
Industrial accident at Little Rock plant kills 1 man, leaves second person critically injured, USA
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Authorities have identified a Jacksonville man who was killed in an accident at an industrial plant in Little Rock...
6822. December 22, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Dust Explosion at Vitamin Plant Injures Two, USA
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Fire investigators say dust in the air at an animal vitamin plant led to an explosion that damaged the plant and left two workers injured...
6823. December 21, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Ecofair teaches youths to recycle, Japan
JAPANESE schoolchildren in yellow scarves, blue hats and red caps buzzed through an eco-products fair a green show-and-tell for high tech companies seeking to enthuse a new generation...
6824. December 21, 2010 | Science & Technology
How Electronics Companies Can Slow China's Water Pollution, China
One of the major components of gauging how green an electronics manufacturer really is, is watching their supply chain...
6825. December 21, 2010 | edie.net
Air pollution causes early death of 200,000 lives, UK
A report has been published today (December 21) on the health effects of air pollution in the UK...