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Decades-old dioxins pollute river, divide US community

The signs posted along Michigan's Tittabawassee River warning of dangerous dioxin levels don't really worry fisherman David Mitchell.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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New dioxin rules might force more cleanups

(AP) -- The government has spent many millions of dollars in recent decades cleaning up sites contaminated with dioxin and, in extreme cases, relocating residents of entire neighborhoods tainted by the toxin.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 31, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Invasive fish and mussels team up to transfer toxic substances into Great Lakes walleyes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two notorious Great Lakes invaders -- the zebra mussel and the round goby -- now play a central role in transferring toxic chemicals called PCBs up the food chain and into Saginaw Bay walleyes, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EPA reviews Univ. of Michigan dioxin study

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development has completed its review of a dioxin exposure study conducted by the University of Michigan in the Midland-Saginaw, Michigan area. EPA found the study ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Firing clay in unvented kilns may be a source of exposure to dioxins

Firing clay in unvented kilns could be a significant source of dioxins in people exposed regularly and over long periods, a new study suggests.

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created Oct 23, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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