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Catastrophe in Hungary was avoidable: researcher
In Hungary, as in many parts of the world, toxic bauxite sludges created during aluminium production are stored in the open air. Prolonged rainfall probably pushed the collection pond to its limits. The dam ...
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Dutch capital to be put on trial over ICoast waste dump
The city of Amsterdam is to be prosecuted over the dumping of toxic waste by a ship in Ivory Coast in 2006, the Supreme Court has ruled in a decision made available Wednesday.
Mar 10, 2010 |
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I.Coast toxic dump 'still claiming lives'
Three years after a ship dumped toxic waste in Ivory Coast, residents of a village off the main city of Abidjan are still traumatised by untimely deaths they say are linked to poisoning.
Sep 19, 2009 |
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Gov't considers 7 states for mercury site
(AP) -- The federal government is trying to find a location to store the nation's excess mercury deposits, with seven states being considered. But the government is quickly finding out that very few people ...
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Planned Tanzanian soda ash plant threatens flamingoes
Salmon-coloured clouds of flamingoes sweeping overhead is a common sight at east Africa's Rift Valley lakes, but the mounds of mud where they lay their eggs are found only here.
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Green sludge can protect groundwater from radioactive contamination
Radioactive waste decaying down at the dump needs millions of years to stabilize. The element Neptunium, a waste product from uranium reactors, could pose an especially serious health risk should it ever seep ...
Mar 17, 2011 |
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A fabric with green sheen: Fast-growing bamboo offers more eco-friendly cloth
Anne Kai, of Lacey, Wash., owns a small, hand-dyed fabric business with an environmental slant.
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Researchers find traces of mercury in high-fructose corn syrup
A swig of soda or bite of a candy bar might be sweet, but a new study suggests that food made with corn syrup also could be delivering tiny doses of toxic mercury.
Jan 27, 2009 |
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