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 Stories About: toxics AND Ukraine
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Phosphorous in Ukraine
A big train wreck leaves it all over the place |
David Roberts |
25 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Gristmill reader Grevangelical was in Ukraine when this happened, and he says people there are nervous about it. Wonder why? Deputy Prime Minister Olexander Kuzmuk, who on Tuesday compared the spill to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, has since insisted there is no health risk to surrounding villages ... By the way, the highly toxic phosphorous compounds wafting around the region are mainly used in fertilizers. Wouldn't it be cool if we didn't have to use poiso ... |
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| Topics: toxics, Ukraine (all these topics) |
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Glow Figure
Health fallout from Chernobyl less severe than expected |
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06 Sep 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Glow Figure Health fallout from Chernobyl less severe than expected The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power-plant accident has yielded much less harm to human health than initially anticipated. According to a new report prepared for the U.N. by more than 100 experts, Chernobyl will ultimately cause about 4,000 deaths, primarily from cancer -- a lot, they concede, but far fewer than the tens of thousands once pred ... |
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| Topics: Belarus, health, news, Russia, toxics, Ukraine (all these topics) |
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