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5141. May 21, 2012 | cleveland.com
Incident at chemical plant results in Interstate 77 being shut down for several hours Monday, USA
DOVER, Ohio -- Interstate 77 southbound and northbound was closed for several hours after an incident at Dover Chemical Monday...

5142. May 21, 2012 | CBC News
Chemical spill forces evacuations in North Bay, Canada
A tanker driver was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and people were evacuated after a chemical spill Monday in the municipality of North Bay in northern Ontario...

5143. May 21, 2012 | accessnorthga.com
24 people treated after Dalton chemical release, USA
DALTON - Authorities say two-dozen people were being decontaminated after a chemical was released at a plant in the northwest Georgia city of Dalton...

5144. May 21, 2012 | Phys.org
Toxic mercury, accumulating in the Arctic, springs from a hidden source, Arctic
Environmental scientists at Harvard have discovered that the Arctic accumulation of mercury, a toxic element, is caused by both atmospheric forces and the flow of circumpolar rivers that carry the element north into the Arctic Ocean...

5145. May 21, 2012 | wcpo.com
Environmental group warns of potentially toxic sunscreen ingredient, USA
CINCINNATI - A new report says some products designed to help protect you from the sun, could put you at risk of getting skin cancer...

5146. May 21, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Research4Life Greatly Expands Peer Reviewed Research Available to Developing World, UK
London, United Kingdom - Research4Life partners announced today that the content available through its collaborative public-private partnership has dramatically increased since 2011 to reach 17,000 peer reviewed scientific journals, books and databases...

5147. May 20, 2012 | SouthCoastToday.com
Harbor faces unique obstacles in nitrogen pollution, USA
When you think of the environmental obstacles facing New Bedford Harbor, a heightened level of nitrogen isn't the first thing that comes to mind...

5148. May 20, 2012 | BBC
University of Leicester: Planting plastic could help cut pollution, UK
Students at the University of Leicester are asking for help with an experiment to find an organism that can quickly break down polystyrene waste...

5149. May 20, 2012 | The China Post
Toxin contamination leads to cut in water supply near Tokyo, Japan
TOKYO -- The water supply to tens of thousands of households near Tokyo was cut off Saturday after local checks found it was contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical...

5150. May 20, 2012 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Toxic chemical found in school shoes, UK
A toxic chemical banned in Europe because it can cause burns, rashes and respiratory troubles has been found in imported children's school shoes sold by major retailers. Tests undertaken three months ago by the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries revealed 25 per cent of the shoes it bought and tested contained the toxic chemical DMF (dimethyl fumarate)...

5151. May 20, 2012 | Hudson Reporter
Radon in the kitchen?, USA
Anti-pipeline group, environmental organizations renew concerns about proposed natural gas project...

5152. May 20, 2012 | delawareonline.com
Study shows pollution jump, USA
Air-quality tests commissioned by a Delaware City citizens group show a jump in local chemical, soot and sulfur levels after the opening of the Delaware City refinery, with at least three toxic pollutants exceeding some public health limits in one spot a mile from the plant...

5153. May 20, 2012 | The Japan Times Online
Water supply cut off over formaldehyde, Japan
Five water-purification plants in Chiba, Saitama and Gunma prefectures halted some filtration operations Friday and Saturday after hazardous formaldehyde was detected, stirring fears the contamination came from the upstream part of a major river system of the Kanto region...

5154. May 20, 2012 | Shanghai Daily
City reservoirs closed following oil leak, China
RESERVOIRS supplying the majority of Shanghai's water have been closed after a fuel ship sank at the mouth of the Yangtze River on Friday night, the city government said yesterday...

5155. May 20, 2012 | The National
Asbestos 'still kills' six years after ban, The United Arab Emirates
Asbestos remains a potential killer six years after it was banned, and experts are calling for safety regulations in Abu Dhabi to be expanded to the rest of the country...

5156. May 19, 2012 | The Fresno Bee
Increase in mining traffic heightens Valley air pollution worries, USA
Kathy Omachi was eating at McDonald's in Reedley recently, and she counted 51 gravel trucks pass by -- all in the time she finished a hamburger and fruit smoothie...

5157. May 19, 2012 | Mail Online
Why are doctors still not warning about the 'new Thalidomide'? Mother tells how taking an anti-epileptic drug while pregnant devastated the heath of two of her children, UK
In 2008, Emma Murphy phoned her partner Joe at work. ‘I know what’s wrong with the children,’ she said...

5158. May 19, 2012 | The Washington Post
India’s illegal sand mining fuels boom, ravages rivers, India
NARANGI, India — Dozens of dredging boats scour the bottom of the Vaitarna creek all day as workers build pyramids of excavated sand in the villages along its banks. By night, thousands of trucks clog a narrow highway to deliver the sand to construction sites in the sprawling commercial hub of Mumbai nearby...

5159. May 19, 2012 | ABC Asia Pacific News
Cancer-causing chemical found in Japanese water, Japan
Water supplies were cut to more than 200,000 homes near Tokyo after authorities found it was contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical...

5160. May 19, 2012 | The Telegraph
Clean air drive takes off from steel city, India
Ranchi, May 19: The state crackdown on polluting vehicles will begin from Jamshedpur...