AM Wants Answerson Chemical Spillage
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Assembly member Huw Lewis is demanding answers and assurances from Welsh Water following a river chemical spillage.   A death toll of around 1,000 fish was expected after three tonnes of aluminium sulphate leaked into the Taf Fechan from Pontsticill water treatment works on August 13.
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The former chairman of oil group Royal Dutch/Shell today challenged the City watchdog over its findings on the companyâs oil reserves scandal.
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In setting limits on chemicals in food and water, the Environmental Protection Agency may rely on industry tests that expose people to poisons and raise ethical questions.
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AN influential MP yesterday demanded that food safety experts carry out further tests on a preservative used in some soft drinks.  The call by Lib Dem Norman Baker came after an academic raised fears over E211, known as sodium benzoate.
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Science & environment: Scientists look for uses for highly toxic material amid fears huge stockpiles may become terrorist targets
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Authorities have launched an inquiry after thousands of motorists complained of having been sold contaminated petrol, causing problems for their cars, officials said Thursday.
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Some chemicals should be re-assessed after new evidence shows they accumulate in the food chain, scientists say.
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By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 12--LAUREL -- Attorneys representing DuPont's titanium-dioxide plant in DeLisle are asking the Jones County Circuit Court to throw out most of the 1,951 toxic-exposure lawsuits pending against the chemical giant.
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TACOMA, Wash. - A chlorine leak at a waterfront chemical plant injured 12 people who inhaled fumes, and prompted authorities to evacuate the area overnight.  Workers were filling a 1,000-gallon tank with the chemical at Pioneer Americas Inc.
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By JOHN REID BLACKWELL  A state official tried to ease local residents' concerns about a controversial chemical found in water around DuPont's Spruance plant in Chesterfield County.
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By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press Writer, The Associated Press. The spill _ the worst on the river in nearly a decade _ stranded commercial vessels trying to move goods through the busy Port of Philadelphia
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One of the researchers involved in the methylisothiazolinone study said, &quot;I would be particularly concerned about occupational exposure in pregnant women and the possibility of risk to the
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16 spills reported   The country has witnessed 16 oil and chemical spills in the first six months of the year, Lu Xinyuan, the top environmental inspector said at a workshop in Beijing yesterday.
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS  Contact: Robert E. DiMichele, Public Affairs Officer of U.S.
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The Food and Drug Administration has demanded more answers from Chiron Corp. about its efforts to correct operating flaws at the Liverpool plant, where half of the US flu vaccine for this winter was lost to contamination.
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A depot allegedly linked with "contaminated" fuel launches an investigation into whether it is to blame.
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By Cindy Clayton, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 19--CHESAPEAKE -- Fire investigators are hoping to find the man who dumped a hazardous chemical last week on Rotunda Avenue near Portsmouth.