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 Stories About: Afghanistan AND health AND pollution and waste
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Problems Swept Under the Afghan
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25 Mar 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Problems Swept Under the Afghan Soviet-era chemical agents; a pond full of sewage that children use as a play area; highly radioactive material -- these are just a few of the environmental and health hazards found so far in Kabul, Afghanistan, by U.N. peacekeepers and a team of U.N. scientists that began an environmental assessment of the country last week. The situation outside of the capital city is no better. Ab ... |
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| Topics: Afghanistan, health, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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Silicon Death Valley
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25 Feb 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Silicon Death Valley Nineteenth century labor conditions and 21st century technology are clashing in impoverished areas of Asia, where millions of tons of obsolete high-tech gear are shipped from the U.S. to be stripped of valuable parts. The practice, which is highly dangerous for both workers and the environment, is documented in a ... |
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| Topics: Afghanistan, Asia, energy, globalization, Haiti, health, pollution and waste, toxics, United States, water pollution (all these topics) |
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