Science news articles about 'toxic contamination'

  • Household exposure to toxic chemicals lurks unrecognized, researchers find

    ... in rural and suburban communities, with their images of environmental problems, which they associated with toxic contamination originating outside the home from military or industrial activities, ...
  • Error Seen in E.P.A. Report on Contaminant

    The Environmental Protection Agency made a basic error in evaluating how a toxic contaminant in rocket fuel harms human health, according to a recent report.
  • Wakame waste

    ... University, China, explain that as marine pollution is on the increase novel approaches to removing toxic contaminants is becoming an increasingly pressing issue. They point out that various species ...
  • Health Canada issues lobster tomalley advisory

    Health Canada is advising people to limit their consumption of tomalleys, the loose, green substance found inside cooked lobsters, out of concern for possible toxic contamination.
  • Premiere for Europe: Jules Verne refuels the ISS

    ... fuel lines which were used for the transfer between ATV and the Station. This eliminates the risk of toxic contamination from about 13 kg of fuel which could leak when Jules Verne ATV undocks from the ...
  • Termite insecticide a potent greenhouse gas

    ... Protocol. Sulfuryl fluoride emissions are not regulated, though officials do consider it a toxic contaminant. The insecticide is pumped into a tent that covers a termite-infested structure. When the ...
  • Public 'need to trust clean-up'

    Open communication and generating public trust are both essential to the clean-up of toxic contamination, according to an expert.

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