Flooding from Hurricane Harvey causes a host of public health concerns
The historic rainfall dumped by Hurricane Harvey has already led to deaths by drownings and the destruction of many homes.
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Aug 31, 2017
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News tagged with raw sewage
Seattle plant failure dumps millions of gallons of sewage
Millions of gallons of raw sewage and untreated runoff have poured into the United States' second-largest estuary since a massive sewage treatment plant experienced equipment failures that forced it to stop fully treating ...
Environment
Mar 26, 2017
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Tourist boom threatens Sri Lanka's golden beaches
Tourists have flocked back to Sri Lanka's palm-fringed beaches since a bloody civil war ended in 2009, but environmentalists warn unchecked development means some areas are now so polluted, swimming there is a health hazard.
Environment
Aug 8, 2016
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One beach reopens after Los Angeles sewage spill
A mile of Southern California shoreline that was closed amid fears involving a sewage spill 20 miles away was reopened Thursday after two consecutive bacteria tests came back clean.
Environment
Jul 21, 2016
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Tests clean, but beaches stay closed after LA sewage spill
There is no sign that a huge sewage spill in downtown Los Angeles reached the ocean 20 miles away, but the waters off Long Beach and parts of neighboring Seal Beach will remain closed at least until another round of tests ...
Environment
Jul 21, 2016
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Ocean sample tests clean after Los Angeles sewage spill
The first test of ocean water following a massive California sewage spill came back clean Wednesday, suggesting stinky sludge that drained into the Los Angeles River didn't flow 20 miles to the coast, officials said.
Environment
Jul 20, 2016
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Rio official blames financial troubles for pollution woes
Raw sewage and garbage litter Rio's Guanabara Bay, the Olympic sailing venue in the shadow of Sugarloaf Mountain, with pollution one of several major headaches for organizers and athletes ahead of the Games.
Environment
Jun 26, 2016
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Gaza sewage poisons coastline, threatens Israel
Each day, millions of gallons of raw sewage pour into the Gaza Strip's Mediterranean beachfront, spewing out of a metal pipe and turning miles of once-scenic coastline into a stagnant dead zone.
Environment
May 3, 2016
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Rio Olympic water badly polluted, even far offshore
Olympic sailor Erik Heil floated a novel idea to protect himself from the sewage-infested waters he and other athletes will compete in during next year's games: He'd wear plastic overalls and peel them off when he was safely ...
Environment
Dec 2, 2015
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Meat and bone meal as a source of phosphorus
Slaughterhouse waste is processed into meat and bone meal and subsequently fed to livestock or incinerated. This meal could be put to better use, though. It contains phosphorus, a scarce mineral used as fertilizer. A new ...
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Dec 1, 2015
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