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 Stories About: France AND health AND pollution and waste
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Heartbreaker
Air Pollution Boosts Heart Attacks, Says New Study |
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10 Nov 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Heartbreaker Air Pollution Boosts Heart Attacks, Says New Study Evidence keeps coming in to show that air pollution kills. New research released on Sunday found that during the 18 highest air-pollution days in Dijon, France, the rate of heart attacks increased by 161 percent among the general population, and by 250 percent among smokers. Fine particulate pollution was the culprit, even when levels did not exceed governm ... |
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| Topics: France, health, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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Hot Topic
Heat Wave in Europe Leads to Nuke Plant Worries |
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12 Aug 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Hot Topic Heat Wave in Europe Leads to Nuke Plant Worries The withering heat wave in Europe, which is believed to have led to dozens if not hundreds of deaths, is now causing problems at nuclear facilities and other power plants. Government authorities in France and Germany have announced that they are relaxing rules to let plants pump warmer-than ... |
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| Topics: climate, France, Germany, health, marine life, nuclear power, pollution and waste, rivers and watersheds (all these topics) |
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