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Health uncertainties torment Japanese in nuke zone

(AP) -- Yoshiko Ota keeps her windows shut. She never hangs her laundry outdoors. Fearful of birth defects, she warns her daughters: Never have children.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Yangtze river pollution sparks panic in China

A cargo ship spilled acid into China's longest river last week, contaminating tap supplies and sparking a run on bottled water in eastern China, the government and state media said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Advance toward a breath test to diagnose multiple sclerosis

Scientists are reporting the development and successful tests in humans of a sensor array that can diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS) from exhaled breath, an advance that they describe as a landmark in the long ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Copenhagen tap water safe again after E.coli scare: city

After nearly a week of boiling their tap water amid an E.coli scare, thousands of Copenhagen residents have been given the green light by city officials to resume normal use. ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tap water warning in Copenhagen after E.coli found

Parts of the Danish capital Copenhagen were without clean drinking water Saturday after high levels of the E.coli bacteria were detected in the municipal tap water system.

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created Aug 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Salinity in Outer Banks wells traced to fossil seawater

Rising salinity in the primary source for desalinated tap water in North Carolina's Outer Banks has been traced to fossil seawater, not – as some have feared – to recent seawater intrusion.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

US orders more testing of chromium-6 in tap water

The Environmental Protection Agency has asked local US communities to test more carefully for hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Thermostatic mixer valves could significantly reduce the risk of scalding in children, study finds

Using a thermostatic mixer valve to control the maximum temperature of children's bath water can significantly reduce the temperature of hot bath water and should reduce the risk of scalding, according to researchers at The ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US water has large amounts of likely carcinogen: study

A US environmental group has found that drinking water in 35 American cities contains hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 19, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 1

In 100 years, maple sap will flow a month earlier

As the climate warms this century, maple syrup production in the Northeast is expected to slightly decline by 2100, and the window for tapping trees will move earlier by about a month, reports a Cornell study.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 12, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 9

Manganese in drinking water: Study suggests adverse effects on children's intellectual abilities

A team of researchers led by Maryse Bouchard, adjunct professor at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, Health, Environment and Society (CINBIOSE) of the Université du Québec à Montréal ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US asks firms to reveal gas extraction liquid

The US environmental regulator on Thursday asked gas companies to reveal what chemicals are used in deep extraction, addressing concerns by residents that their drinking water is being contaminated.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Research links recreational pool disinfectants to health problems

Splashing around in a swimming pool on a hot summer day may not be as safe as you think. A recent University of Illinois study links the application of disinfectants in recreational pools to previously published adverse health ...

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created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Disney acquires iPhone game maker Tapulous

(AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday it acquired Tapulous, the maker of the popular iPhone play-along music game Tap Tap Revenge, to bolster its ability to create mobile games and gain another toehold ...

Technology / Business

created Jul 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beverages leave 'geographic signatures' that can track people's movements

The bottled water, soda pop, or micro brew-beer that you drank in Pittsburgh, Dallas, Denver or 30 other American cities contains a natural chemical imprint related to geographic location. When you consume ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast