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Climate change may boost toxic algae in Pacific: study
2016-03-13 15:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CTV: A recently published study suggests climate change may encourage longer and more frequent blooms of toxic algae along Canada's Pacific coast. The research on the presence of algae toxins in marine mammals along the Alaska coastline holds a warning for British Columbia, said study author Kathi Lefebvre. "It's the same coastline," said Lefebvre, a biologist with the U.S.-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Those regions are at risk in the same way as were Alaska and Washington."...
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How Portland learned its air was toxic - " and failed to fix it
2016-03-12 05:03:57| Waste Management - Topix.net
When two major American cities discovered dangerous levels of toxic air pollution a decade ago, both tried to crack down despite industry protests. The air in Portland and Louisville, Kentucky had more than a dozen heavy metals and chemicals above safe levels.
Chemical Company Chooses High-Performance Tote Oven to Safely Heat Toxic Materials
2016-03-07 11:31:09| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
SANDUSKY, OH LEWCO recently delivered a 300°F High-Performance Tote Heater to a leading company in the specialty chemicals industry. The customer expressed to LEWCO Engineers they needed a tote heater that would not only be safe to heat their potentially toxic material, but also provide a quick heat-up time. A...
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7 Things You Need To Know About Portland's Toxic Air Situation
2016-03-04 03:19:10| Waste Management - Topix.net
Since the toxic hotspot bombshell hit a month ago, inadequate pollution regulations have been exposed, neighbors have expressed their anger and state air quality officials have resigned from their posts. 1. There are major gaps in our air quality regulations, meaning there's a lot we still don't know.
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Portland's toxic air: What you need to know, Feb. 27
2016-02-27 21:05:06| Waste Management - Topix.net
On Feb. 3, Oregon officials announced they'd found high levels of the hazardous metals arsenic and cadmium in the air near Bullseye Glass in Southeast Portland: 159 times the safety goal for arsenic, and 49 times the safety goal for cadmium. More toxic pollutants, more neighborhood hot spots and more potential sources have emerged since, prompting Oregon's two U.S. senators to call the situation a " public health emergency ."
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