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Contaminants - News Articles
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U.S. EPA.gov (press release)
It resulted in 400 acres of waste rock, 900 acres of contaminated tailings, and 300 acres of disposal ponds. From 1977 to 1982, the company was owned by Atlantic Richfield which shut down all activities in 1982. Groundwater pumping ceased, which ...
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Taking the stage, internationally recognized ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber will lecture on chemical contamination of the environment and its connection with human rights. Presented by Oregon Toxics Alliance and partnered with the University Theatre, Steingraber will speak on a number of chemical contamination issues while emphasizing the link between the environment ...
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The attached (below) Google map shows an outline of contaminated properties in SB waterfront area, made by Heal the Ocean, piecing together reports of contaminated soils and groundwater. This is only a start, because since we started this research we have the findings of Cheri Rae re: 617 Garden Street, we know about Artisan Court on Cota Street, and ...
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A letter sent to residents tells of an increase in a contaminant in the water called haloacetic acid. The EPA sets the maximum contaminant level at 60 micrograms per liter based on a running average of four quarterly tests. The city's current running ...
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MIRZAPURAM (KRISHNA): Conflicting claims by local villagers confounded the officials who came to this village to probe the case of food poisoning which took the lives of two little children and a teenager who consumed contaminated food served by a local canteen. Some villagers said the 20 people who were laid low by food poisoning were those who had ...
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TEPCO outlined plans Monday to take about 10000 cubic meters of contaminated water from the turbine building of reactor unit 2, and move it to a treatment plant that will be built on site. The plan is to use the treated water to cool the reactors, so that new water need not be brought in and TEPCO can stop dumping radioactive water into the ocean. ...
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Salina Journal
By KSAL Staff The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is asking for public comments regarding a proposal to address environmental contamination at the former Missouri Pacific Railroad Freight House location in Salina. The deadline is extended ...
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The municipal corporation has decided to launch a special drive from April 25 to May 15 to curb leakages and water contamination before monsoon sets in. On April 18, the Hindustan Times had reported about the high number of water contamination complaints received and the reason behind the GA_googleFillSlot("ht_story_top_lhs_200x200"); contamination. During this drive, all ward offices will have to first ...
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DEP officials said they are testing groundwater after contamination from the cleaners - discovered more than two decades ago - had migrated in a southeasterly direction. "At this point we don't know how wide it has spread," said Ken Petrone, ...
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The primary groundwater contaminant in the San Joaquin Valley is nitrate. High levels of nitrate come from fertilizers, animal factory waste, and leaky septic systems. At concentrations that exceed the state and federal health standards, nitrate can cause death in infants less than 6 months old, stillbirths, and cancer in adults. Other common groundwater ...
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Voice of America
Tests found caesium 137, a long-lasting radioactive contaminant that accumulates in organisms, which were above permissible levels in many samples of milk, dried mushrooms and berries, they said. Levels were higher in Rivne region because much of the ...
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But Glendale Water & Power found no known treatment for reducing chromium levels—the most utilities could do was to blend high- and low-chromium water to dilute the contaminant, says Dan Askenaizer, Glendale's water quality manager. ...
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Many companies rely on various microanalytical techniques, along with digital photomicrography, to aid in contaminant identification. During microscopic analysis, personnel can attach a digital camera to the light microscope to capture digital images of the sample. The implementation of digital photomicrography has expanded the capabilities of microanalysis. But if used incorrectly, the ...
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US public-health officials sought Tuesday to reassure consumers about the safety of food in the US, including seafood, amid news that fish contaminated with unusually high levels of radioactive materials had been caught in waters 50 miles from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. No contaminated fish have turned up in the U.S., or ...
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McCoys dispute that could jeopardize public health with contaminated water. The conflict arises from a 1983 agreement allowing construction of the groundwater treatment facility at what's now Black Mountain Industrial Complex in Henderson. ...
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It is thought he could have contaminated people in the area. Three fire engines, a chemical incident unit and an ambulance have been called to the surgery in Market Street, East Harling. Crews are currently making a precautionary assessment as to whether 30 to 35 other people could be contaminated with the chemical. If they were found to be contaminated, ...
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Shoalhaven Council is conducting more contamination testing at the former Nowra gas works on Bridge Road. The site was remediated in 2006, when it became apparent that higher tar levels were found nearby. Higher tar comopund readings were found at Osborne Street, on the other side of bridge road, and Harry Sawkins Park 500 metres away. Residents close to ...
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TOKYO—Findings of nuclear contamination have dropped sharply in Japan, even in Fukushima prefecture, where the latest food samples showed no traces of radiation for two days. At the Okawa Elementary School in Miyagi, only 34 of 121 ...
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New York Times (blog)
So far, the biggest contaminant identified by Japanese officials has been radioactive iodine 131. Samples of water taken close to the plant have been as high as 1850 times the legal limit of iodine, but levels have fallen back, Japanese officials said ...
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25 March 2011: Malvern, UK: A new application note describing 'Raman chemical identification of contaminant particles' is now available on the Malvern Instruments website. It highlights the ability of the company's Morphologi G3 equipped with Raman microprobe accessory to target particulate impurities, an area of considerable interest to manufacturers of complex, high value products where ...
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