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NIEHS Director: "We kind of jump from the proverbial fry pan into the fire" when replacing chemicals.
As head of the federal institute examining environmental health, Linda Birnbaum and her staff are taking on many controversial topics, including Bisphenol A and new flame retardants. She is concerned about what role chemicals play in cancer and other diseases. Environmental Health News. 20 November 2009.
Owners sue Quadrant Homes over 'sick' houses.
Homeowners contend that mold growing in houses built by Quadrant Corp -- flowering, they claim, because rushed construction schedules didn't leave time to dry wet building materials -- is circulated through poorly designed and badly built heating systems, poisoning occupants. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington. 20 November 2009.
Nigeria still battles to make food, drugs safe—NAFDAC boss.
The Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control Dr. Paul Orhii, has said Nigeria is still grappling with the challenge to make safe qualitative, affordable food and medicines available to the people. Lagos Daily Champion, Nigeria. 20 November 2009.
Seized web drugs overwhelmingly fake, often dangerous.
Buying discount drugs over the Internet can be like playing Russian roulette with your health. BC Local News, British Columbia. 20 November 2009.
Fines paid for air quality lapses.
State environmental regulators have reached a settlement with a New Jersey company that calls for a $355,000 fine and the installation of new monitoring equipment in response to air emissions violations in 2007. New Haven Register, Connecticut. 20 November 2009.
Hidden hazard: ice rink air.
Ice rink air -- is it healthy enough for you and your family to breathe? Sacramento KOVR TV, California. 20 November 2009.
UK goes smoke-free.
Kentucky's flagship public university gave the official heave-ho to tobacco on Thursday, touting the health benefits of a smoke-free policy covering all of its sprawling campus in the heart of burley tobacco country. Associated Press. 20 November 2009.
From blood to oil, the curse of a Sudanese village.
The inhabitants of Rier, a festering clutter of tumbledown straw huts and rubbish in southern Sudan, say the peace and progress promised by the White Nile Petroleum Operating Company, has not been realised and that oil exploitation has only poisoned their lives. Agence France-Presse. 19 November 2009.
Study ties restrooms to illnesses on cruises.
It is the perfect way to spoil a vacation, and it has happened 66 times since 2005: an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness aboard a cruise ship. Now a study suggests one possible culprit: dirty restrooms. Gainesville Sun, Florida. 19 November 2009.
Test project uses algae to recycle emissions.
A new technology using algae to recycle carbon emissions from coal-fired power stations will be given a boost today when Queensland's Premier, Anna Bligh, announces a demonstration project at one of the state's largest power plants, Tarong. Sydney Morning Herald, Australia. 19 November 2009.
Protesters want Colorado to "stop clowning around" with coal.
Environmental groups advocating an immediate shift to cleaner energy, visited the Governor's office dressed in clown suits and Ritter masks, with a message "to stop clowning around when it comes to confronting global warming." Denver Post, Colorado. 19 November 2009.
India unveils tougher air quality norms.
The Indian government on Wednesday unveiled new uniform air quality standards for industrial and residential areas in a major move to combat air pollution and carbon emissions blamed for global warming. India's air quality standards have been lower for industrial areas. Zee News, India. 19 November 2009.
Fresh concerns over safety of herbal preparations.
Recent research has raised concerns that indiscriminate use of packaged herbal bitters may have a toxic effect on the spleen, pancreas and heart. Lagos Guardian, Nigeria. 19 November 2009.
Green technology lights the way.
A new, government-sponsored, awards scheme is helping to showcase the UK's innovation in science and green technology. London Guardian, United Kingdom. 19 November 2009.
Overnight, air is more poisonous.
India has revised standards for air quality for the first time in 15 years in a move that environmental experts say will overnight tar more cities and localities across the country as polluted beyond limits. Calcutta Telegraph, India. 19 November 2009.
Many Colorado water waivers revoked after taint.
Colorado has revoked waivers from as many as 72 public drinking-water systems and is now requiring chlorine treatment of most public supplies as part of the response to a salmonella-poisoning epidemic that ravaged Alamosa last year. Denver Post, Colorado. 19 November 2009.
Delta fix demands sacrifices from all.
Ultimately, the Legislature produced a creative and important package to protect and improve the Delta ecosystem and ensure a more reliable water supply for Californians. Sacramento Bee, California. Opinion, 18 November 2009.
Nanosilver in consumer products: No silver lining for fish.
Smaller than a virus and used in more than 200 consumer products, silver nanoparticles can kill and mutate fish embryos, new research shows. Increasingly popular in consumer goods, they wash down drains and are discharged into lakes and rivers, exposing fish and other aquatic life. Environmental Health News. 17 November 2009.
Schools in the dark about tainted lunches.
The story of how food with a history of making kids sick continued to get into schools illustrates broad failures in government programs meant to provide safe, quality meals for America's children, a USA TODAY investigation found. Government roadblocks put the rights of manufacturers ahead of providing information that could protect children. USA Today. 17 November 2009.
Cleaner chlorine plants may indirectly be creating an excess of toxic metal.
Over the past decade, environmental groups have pressured U.S. chlorine plants to stop spewing mercury. In the past four years, five such plants converted to mercury-free technology. But this success has created a new problem. Washington Post. 17 November 2009.
Online gangs cash in, selling fake swine flu drugs.
Criminal gangs are making millions of dollars out of the H1N1 flu pandemic by selling fake flu drugs over the internet, a web security firm said on Monday. Reuters. 17 November 2009.
Emissions cut needed to save Barrier Reef.
Australia's Great Barrier Reef has only a 50 percent chance of survival if global CO2 emissions are not reduced at least 25 per cent by 2020, a coalition of Australia's top reef and climate scientists said today. Reuters. 17 November 2009.
Great Barrier Reef 'will die' unless carbon emissions slashed.
Australia's Great Barrier Reef will be severely bleached and eventually die unless the world's industrialised nations drastically cut carbon emissions by up to 90 per cent by 2050, a leading coral scientist has warned. London Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom. 17 November 2009.
Olin invests in shipping bleach.
Responding to public concern over the shipping of gaseous chlorine, Olin is developing a fleet of rail cars specifically designed to carry bleach. Chemical & Engineering News. 17 November 2009.
Nabi makes deal for smoking vaccine.
The Rockville maker of an experimental nicotine vaccine has signed a licensing deal with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline that could produce a huge payday if the anti-smoking drug can be successfully brought to market. Washington Post. 17 November 2009.
Trying to reverse river’s poisoned past.
A plan to scrub free the San Jacinto River of cancer-causing dioxins has skeptics, but all agree something must be done. Houston Chronicle, Texas. 16 November 2009.
Are disinfectants making you sick?
Most people use disinfectants to keep from getting sick. A report released yesterday by the national environmental health group, Women’s Voices for the Earth, contends they may actually make you sick. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 16 November 2009.
Addressing an environmental 'ick' factor.
Growing concern over the use of biosolids on farmland has more to do with the "ick factor" than science, says a provincial Environment Department official. Halifax Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia. 16 November 2009.
Time to clean up at Jersey Shore.
"Unbelievable!" John Worley exclaimed. His reaction was common in towns along the Jersey Shore yesterday as saturated residents surveyed the damage wrought by the most destructive nor'easter in more than a decade. Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania. 16 November 2009.
Drug contamination in river merits study.
The effects of trace pharmaceuticals on our environment and ourselves is not yet fully understood. The Merrimack is a vital water source for the region, and the extent and effects of these contaminants should be studied. North Andover Eagle-Tribune, Massachusetts. Editorial, 16 November 2009.
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