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Geismar eplosion and fire released more than 62,000 pounds of toxic chemicals, company reports
2013-06-26 05:45:19| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Williams Olefins plant site near Geismar on Thursday, June 13, after a fire and explosion killed 2 workers and resulted in the hospitalization of 114 others.
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Advocates of toxic waste removal at Allied Paper site in Kalamazoo...
2013-06-21 23:42:23| Waste Management - Topix.net
Advocates of removing polychlorinated biphenyl-laden waste from the Allied Paper landfill in Kalamazoo's Edison neighborhood want Kalamazoo residents to start thinking about what they want to see on that site in the future.
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Japan finds highly toxic strontium in Fukushima groundwater
2013-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: High levels of a toxic substance called strontium-90 have been found in groundwater at the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the utility that runs the facility said on Wednesday. Strontium-90 is a by-product of the fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear reactors as well as nuclear weapons, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says on its website. The discovery of rising levels of such radioactive material is likely to complicate efforts by the utility, Tokyo Electric Power...
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Toxic radiation in groundwater at...
2013-06-19 11:49:06| Energy - Topix.net
Cancer-causing radioactive substances have been found in groundwater at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, its Japanese operator said on Wednesday, as it pledged to prevent it getting into the sea.
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Safety: Toxic Solvents
2013-06-07 20:58:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Solvents are probably the most common toxins you'll encounter on the job. Consider, for example, adhesive-based assembly of nometallic raceway. While such raceway serves a definite need, adhesives used during field assembly give off solvent vapors as soon as you open the can. These won't hurt you, if you follow the safety practices recommended on the label and in the MSDS. read more
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