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Nuclear Waste, Byproducts From World War II-Era Found In US Lake's Groundwater
The West Lake Landfill is one of several sites in the area that is contaminated by decades-old nuclear waste.
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Archaeologists Find Microplastic Contamination In Ancient Remains
The findings highlight the pervasiveness of plastic pollution, reaching even into the seemingly untouched layers of the past.
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Waste At Bhopal Tragedy Site An Abuse To Survivors' Health: Rights Panel
Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site and delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil, which is a "direct abuse" of the right to health of survivors and locals, NHRC chairperson justice (retd) said.
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Rights Body Urges Removal Of "Hazardous Waste" From Bhopal Tragedy Site
Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil which is a "direct abuse" of the right to health of survivors and locals, NHRC chairperson said.
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Delhi Among Top 3 States With Most Contaminated Sites: Pollution Board
The national capital stands third on the list of states and Union territories with most contaminated sites, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data.
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Workers At US Nuclear Site Take Cover After Tunnel Collapse
Hundreds of workers at a nuclear site in the US state of Washington were ordered to take cover on Tuesday after a tunnel filled with contaminated material collapsed near the facility, federal officials said.
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Environmental Pollution Too Behind Antibiotic Resistance?
Environmental contaminants may be partly to blame for the rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a new US study suggests.
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Radiation From Japan Nuclear Disaster Spreads Off US Shores
Radiation from Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster has spread off North American shores and contamination is increasing at previously identified sites, although levels are still too low to threaten human or ocean life, scientists said on Thursday.
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Spain, US Reach Accord to Clean Up Nuclear Accident Site: Official
Washington and Madrid have reached agreement in principle for the United States to clean up land contaminated by radiation from undetonated nuclear bombs that accidentally fell on a site in Spain in 1966, a joint statement said today.
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Green Tribunal Seeks Centre's Reply on Contamination of Groundwater in NCR
The National Green Tribunal today sought the government's response from on a plea seeking relocation of a waste treatment plant and landfill site from Aravalli hill area in Gurgaon, claiming it has led to water contamination in the area.
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Residents Near China Blast Site Evacuated Over Chemical Fears: Reports
Residents around the site of giant explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin were evacuated over fears of toxic contamination, the official Xinhua news agency said today, as the death toll rose to 85.
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German firm refuses to dispose toxic waste from Bhopal
A German firm has refused to remove 350 tonnes of toxic waste from Bhopal gas disaster site for disposal in Germany, claiming the soil was contaminated with insecticides and that the waste was not related to the world's worst industrial accident. The refusal may come as a blow to efforts of the Centre and Madhya Pradesh Government to clear off the ...
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Dow row: Activist invites London Mayor, Olympic head for a drink of Bhopal water
Activists protesting against Dow Chemical's sponsorship in London Olympics 2012 have challenged London Mayor Boris Johnson and Olympic Committee head Sebastian Coe to drink the contaminated ground water from the site of the Bhopal Gas disaster.
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25 years on: Bhopal still contaminated
Twenty five years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the area near the site of the plant is still contaminated.
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Nuclear Waste, Byproducts From World War II-Era Found In US Lake's Groundwater
The West Lake Landfill is one of several sites in the area that is contaminated by decades-old nuclear waste.
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Archaeologists Find Microplastic Contamination In Ancient Remains
The findings highlight the pervasiveness of plastic pollution, reaching even into the seemingly untouched layers of the past.
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Waste At Bhopal Tragedy Site An Abuse To Survivors' Health: Rights Panel
Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy site and delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil, which is a "direct abuse" of the right to health of survivors and locals, NHRC chairperson justice (retd) said.
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Rights Body Urges Removal Of "Hazardous Waste" From Bhopal Tragedy Site
Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil which is a "direct abuse" of the right to health of survivors and locals, NHRC chairperson said.
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Delhi Among Top 3 States With Most Contaminated Sites: Pollution Board
The national capital stands third on the list of states and Union territories with most contaminated sites, according to the Central Pollution Control Board data.
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Workers At US Nuclear Site Take Cover After Tunnel Collapse
Hundreds of workers at a nuclear site in the US state of Washington were ordered to take cover on Tuesday after a tunnel filled with contaminated material collapsed near the facility, federal officials said.
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Environmental Pollution Too Behind Antibiotic Resistance?
Environmental contaminants may be partly to blame for the rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a new US study suggests.
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Radiation From Japan Nuclear Disaster Spreads Off US Shores
Radiation from Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster has spread off North American shores and contamination is increasing at previously identified sites, although levels are still too low to threaten human or ocean life, scientists said on Thursday.
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Spain, US Reach Accord to Clean Up Nuclear Accident Site: Official
Washington and Madrid have reached agreement in principle for the United States to clean up land contaminated by radiation from undetonated nuclear bombs that accidentally fell on a site in Spain in 1966, a joint statement said today.
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Green Tribunal Seeks Centre's Reply on Contamination of Groundwater in NCR
The National Green Tribunal today sought the government's response from on a plea seeking relocation of a waste treatment plant and landfill site from Aravalli hill area in Gurgaon, claiming it has led to water contamination in the area.
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Residents Near China Blast Site Evacuated Over Chemical Fears: Reports
Residents around the site of giant explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin were evacuated over fears of toxic contamination, the official Xinhua news agency said today, as the death toll rose to 85.
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German firm refuses to dispose toxic waste from Bhopal
A German firm has refused to remove 350 tonnes of toxic waste from Bhopal gas disaster site for disposal in Germany, claiming the soil was contaminated with insecticides and that the waste was not related to the world's worst industrial accident. The refusal may come as a blow to efforts of the Centre and Madhya Pradesh Government to clear off the ...
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Dow row: Activist invites London Mayor, Olympic head for a drink of Bhopal water
Activists protesting against Dow Chemical's sponsorship in London Olympics 2012 have challenged London Mayor Boris Johnson and Olympic Committee head Sebastian Coe to drink the contaminated ground water from the site of the Bhopal Gas disaster.
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25 years on: Bhopal still contaminated
Twenty five years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the area near the site of the plant is still contaminated.
