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Researchers warn of toxic problem with state-of-the-art technology on modern ships: 'Unacceptable'
For this study, the research team analyzed wastewater samples from the scrubber systems of four ships, measuring levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), a group of pollutants that often ...
Metro26d
9,000,000 people choke on toxic smog in most polluted place on Earth
Nine million people have been left choking on toxic, putrid air in the most polluted city on Earth. Vietnam’s capital Hanoi topped the list of the most polluted major cities for the first time ...
Psychology Today27d
What's Behind the "Toxic Fog" Panic
Over the past week, social media has been buzzing with reports of a mysterious fog that has enveloped large swathes of the United States, sparking concern that it may be part of a terrorist plot ...
CNN28d
Exclusive: Dealing with Assad’s toxic legacy, one secret chemical lab at a time
Inside, they found what appears to be a secret laboratory full of potentially toxic substances that could be used to make illicit drugs or chemical weapons, and what appeared to be an explosives ...
Indiatimes29d
Toxic waste shifted from Bhopal's Union Carbide factory for disposal after 40 years
The highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory on the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, killing at least 5,479 persons and leaving thousands with ...
Firstpost29d
40 years after gas tragedy, how Bhopal is shifting 337 metric tonnes of toxic waste
Container trucks carry toxic waste after collecting from the Union Carbide factory for disposal at the Pithampur Industrial Waste Management Facility, January 1, 2025. PTI Forty years after the Bhopal ...
The Independent29d
EPA warns toxic chemical found ‘nearly everywhere’ presents an unreasonable risk of injury
A recent ProPublica investigation found that formaldehyde causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant, finding it exposes everyone to elevated risks of develping cancer no matter where ...
The Indian Express29d
337 metric tonnes of toxic waste: The challenge as work begins to clear site of Bhopal gas tragedy
After 40 years, the process of relocating the toxic waste from Bhopal’s Union Carbide factory began Wednesday night when 12 containers carrying 337 metric tonnes of hazardous waste departed for ...
dw29d
India disposes toxic waste from 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy
Indian authorities on Thursday moved tons of toxic waste from the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster to a disposal facility, where it will be incinerated within nine months. The disaster 40 ...
Al Jazeera English29d
India clears toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak site, 40 years after disaster
“Why is the polluter Union Carbide and Dow Chemical not being compelled to clean up its toxic waste in Bhopal ... was seen as a symbol of industrialisation in India, generating thousands ...
Reuters29d
Toxic waste from India's 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site moved for disposal after 40 years
BHUBANESHWAR, India, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Indian authorities said on Thursday they had completed moving toxic waste from the ... was seen as a symbol of industrialisation in India, generating ...