News tagged with contamination control
Malaysia grants license to Aussie rare earth plant
(AP) -- Malaysia on Wednesday granted a license for an Australian mining company to operate the first rare earths plant outside China in years, despite public protests over fears of radioactive contamination.
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Biosensing tool to detect salmonella holds promise for preventing common food poisoning
Pick your poison from this smorgasbord of recent salmonella outbreaks in the United States: ground turkey; fresh papayas; alfalfa sprouts. That's in 2011 alone, and the list goes on, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Joplin toll rises to 151; some suffer from fungus
(AP) -- The death toll from the tornado that destroyed much of Joplin has risen to 151, and three of the latest victims suffered from a rare fungal infection that can occur when dirt becomes embedded under the skin, authorities ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 10, 2011 |
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CDC: NBA stomach bug outbreak affected 13 teams
(AP) -- U.S. health officials say last fall's outbreak of a stomach virus that swept through pro basketball teams sickened 21 players on 13 teams.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 15, 2011 |
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Cruise ship norovirus outbreak highlights how infections spread
Norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis in the United States and is estimated to cause nearly 21 million cases annually. It is highly transmissible through person-to-person contact and contaminated food, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 23, 2011 |
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E. coli outbreak in Connecticut caused by raw milk consumption
Raw milk is consumed by an estimated 1-3 percent of the United States population. Raw milk and raw cheeses are responsible for almost 70 percent of reported dairy outbreaks. On July 16, 2008, the Connecticut Department ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Gender-bending fish on the rise in southern Alberta
Chemicals present in two rivers in southern Alberta are likely the cause of the feminization of fish say researchers at the University of Calgary who have published results of their study in the journal Environmental To ...
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Hygienic Lab at U. Iowa first to confirm salmonella in nationwide outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Keeping Mars Contained
When robotic spacecraft bring a sample of Mars back to Earth, scientists will need specially-designed facilities to study the samples and prevent them from escaping to the outside world.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 04, 2009 |
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New beryllium reference material for occupational safety monitoring
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in collaboration with private industry and other government agencies, have produced a new reference material for beryllium. ...
Sep 22, 2009 |
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