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Scientists Detect Unusual Airborne Toxin in the United States for the First Time
Boulder researchers made the first-ever airborne detection of Medium Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (MCCPs) in the Western ...
Why the sap of a mango tree can also irritate your skin like poison ivy
Recently, after writing about mangoes, I received the following email from Steve Huffman: “It might be worth mentioning that ...
Tiny and toxic: Researchers track smaller air pollution particles across US skies
Air pollution causes health problems and is attributable to some 50,000 annual deaths in the United States, but not all air ...
In the Glades, where there’s fire, there’s a smoke screen | Opinion
Former Pahokee Mayor Colin Walkes responds to an op-ed by the authors of a study that found sugar cane burning did not create ...
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I-15 semi-truck fire releases heavy, toxic smoke in Juab County
LEVAN, Utah (KUTV) — A semi-truck hauling plastic foam and cardboard was engulfed in flames Sunday, sending heavy, toxic smoke into the air. Utah Highway Patrol said the trailer of a semi-truck ...
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Toxic smoke emerges from Canadian wildfires and worsens air quality
Wildfires from British Columbia to Saskatchewan and Manitoba Canada worsens air quality from Americans in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin, as toxic smoke is released. LA's only elected ...
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Toxic smoke still choking residents in Spring City
TOXIC smoke is choking Spring City. Residents, some hospitalised or forced to flee, are sounding alarms over a health emergency they say has been years in the making and still ignored. The latest ...
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'River of fire' unleashes toxic gases as eruption destroys town in La Palma
The "river of fire" completely wiped out a small town and unleashed plumes of toxic gases ... but before people were given the green light to return. After just a few minutes, he began to get ...
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Outraged resident shares disturbing video of strange smoke drifting from nearby facility: 'Toxic and carcinogenic materials'
Smoke from burning toxic waste is the last thing anyone should breathe, but that's reportedly what's happening for residents near an electric locomotive shed in Kalyan, India. A Redditor found the ...
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Wildfire smoke events contributed to around 15,000 US deaths over 15 years, new study finds
Evidence is emerging that PM2.5 from wildfire smoke is more toxic than other pollution sources. When wildfires encroach into cities, burning cars and other toxics-containing materials ...
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Toxic smoke engulfs Gurugram as Bandhwari fire lingers
toxic smoke. The persistent fumes are leading to deteriorating air quality and have triggered widespread health concerns, particularly in areas surrounding the landfill. The blaze, which began on ...
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No checks on waste burning, toxic smoke engulfs Gurgaon, office hub among hotspots
On Friday, a fire in Sector 29 took firefighters more than 30 minutes to extinguish after trash was set ablaze in a green belt. This incident is not isolated, as several areas in the city are ...