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China cadmium spill threatens drinking water for millions
by on Jan.27, 2012, under Health and Fitness
BEIJING (Reuters) – A cancer-causing cadmium discharge from a mining company has polluted a long stretch of two rivers in southern China, and officials warned some 3.7 million people of Liuzhou in the Guangxi region to avoid drinking water from th…
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New questions arise on dispersant use in oil spill
by on Aug.01, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The government’s point man on the Gulf oil spill is rejecting assertions that federal officials allowed BP too much leeway to use chemical dispersants.
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Congressman: Too much dispersant used in oil spill
by on Aug.01, 2010, under Health and Fitness
As BP inched closer to permanently sealing the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, congressional investigators railed against the company and Coast Guard for part of the cleanup effort, saying too much toxic chemical dispersant was used.
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Faced with oil spill, Gulf residents fight mental pain
by on Jul.22, 2010, under Health and Fitness
With the Gulf oil spill destroying livelihoods across southern Louisiana, anxiety over an uncertain future is prompting a desperate rise in depression, health officials and residents warn.
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Oil spill stirs study, debate over health impacts
by on Jun.21, 2010, under Health and Fitness
When an Associated Press reporter went scuba diving in the oil-streaked Gulf of Mexico this month, people commenting on websites worried about his health. But at the same time, the oil sure didn’t bother some beachgoers in Alabama.
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