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A Thorn in Our Sulfide
U.S. EPA considers regulating hydrogen sulfide, industry not into the idea |
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11 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 2:29 PM on 11 Dec 2007 It may be shocking to learn that a gas with the odor of rotten eggs is actually not good for you, but sure enough: the U.S. EPA is considering regulating hydrogen sulfide, a nasty-smelling gas that emanates from oil refineries, paper mills, landfills, CAFOs, and any other place where organic material containing sulfur decomposes. Hydrogen sulfide is known to be dead ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, jackassery, news, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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No Kidding
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20 Feb 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| No Kidding Combating environmental hazards has helped improve children's health, according to a new report by the White House and the U.S. EPA. The report, which is scheduled to be released shortly, found that childhood lead poisoning and children's exposure to second-hand smoke have both declined, largely due to targeted campaigns. However, the remaining cases of lead poisoning disproportionately affect poor and min ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Golden State Worriers
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03 Jun 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Golden State Worriers A large portion of the American are at risk of developing cancer from exposure to any of 32 common toxic chemicals, according to the first nationwide study of the toxins, released Friday by the U.S. EPA. About 200 million face roughly a 1 in 100,000 lifetime risk, while about 20 million people -- many of them in the Los Angeles or San Francisco areas -- face a risk as high as 1 in 5 ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, California, health, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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EPA Says Air in NYC Poses Only Small Risk
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14 Sep 2001 |
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| EPA Says Air in NYC Poses Only Small Risk The smoke and grit in the air in New York City that came from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers pose only a small health risk, U.S. EPA officials and some doctors said yesterday. They equated the danger to a smoggy day in the city, when people with already-weakened immune systems should be especially cautious. Other independent health experts were gloom ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, New York, toxics, US EPA (all these topics) |
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