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Toxic Exide Plant May Have Poisoned Children Living Nearby

2016-04-10 06:03:05| Real Estate - Topix.net

Ending the week on a particularly grim note, the State Department of Public Health released a new analysis Friday that shows that children living within a mile of the site of the former Exide battery recycling plant in Vernon have significantly higher amounts of lead in their blood than those living farther away. The study found that 3.58 percent of these children had elevated lead levels in their system, as opposed to 2.41 percent living within 4.5 miles of the facility and 1.95 percent in all of Los Angeles County, as reported by the LA Times .

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EMU Professors Research Aims to Replace Toxic Coatings with Safer Alternatives for US Military

2016-04-07 08:09:26| Coatings World Breaking News

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Toxic air: State sets new safety goal for nickel without explanation

2016-03-25 00:56:49| Waste Management - Topix.net

Air monitoring in early March continued to detect slightly elevated levels of nickel near Bullseye Glass in Southeast Portland. State environmental officials did not explain why they used a new, less restrictive safety goal for the heavy metal.

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Toxic air: Uroboros Glass agrees to control pollution

2016-03-17 02:07:45| Waste Management - Topix.net

Uroboros Glass in North Portland agreed to pollution controls and limits on its heavy metals use in an agreement with the state Department of Environmental Quality. While one Portland glassmaker has fiercely protested a state plan to control emissions of heavy metals, another quietly agreed to do what the state wants.

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Toxic air: Lawmakers chastise state's 23-hour notice of emergency rules

2016-03-15 03:40:54| Waste Management - Topix.net

Bullseye Glass in Southeast Portland manufactures glass used for architectural and art uses. The company is at the center of a hot spot for toxic metals pollution and has suspended use of cadmium, arsenic and chromium in glassmaking and has hired an environmental firm to recommend pollution controls.

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