Plastics 'poisoning world's seas'
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Microscopic plastic debris could be poisoning the world's oceans, according to a British team of scientists.
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Global warming is melting the Arctic ice faster than expected, and the world's oceans could rise by about a meter (3 feet) by 2100, swamping homes from Bangladesh to Florida, the head of a study said on Tuesday.
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By Carla Hinton, The Daily Oklahoman  Jun. 19--Years of research back up claims that phthalates in children's toys are not harmful, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. In 1998, the commission released results of a study of the chemical, diisononyl phthalate (DINP).
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Pirated goods are costing the global economy billions of dollars and putting human health at risk, the UN warns.
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More than 40% of world's oceans heavily affected by fishing, climate change and pollution, study finds
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Some of the most popular sport fish in Lake Washington contain surprisingly dangerous levels of toxic chemicals called PCBs, state health officials said yesterday, warning anglers to limit their consumption.
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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 Anonymous  A rising tide of sewage is threatening the health and wealth of far too many of the world's seas and oceans, says a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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LONDON, Oct 20 (IPS) - Environmental and development groups have come   together to warn that global warming threatens the Millennium  Development  Goals.
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More than 21 tons of lead, zinc, barium, copper and other toxic metals have fallen or washed away from decaying government ships in Suisun Bay, and high levels of the materials were found in sediment under the vessels, according to a draft report.
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Science & environment: Warning by scientists after study reveals toll from accidents, drugs and alcohol.
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Blood tests have revealed that environment ministers from 13 European Union countries are contaminated with chemical pollutants from sofas, pizza boxes and pesticides, the environmental group WWF says.
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GENEVA -- Humanity's reliance on fossil fuels, the spread of cities, the destruction of natural habitat for farmland, and exploitation of the oceans are destroying earth's ability to sustain life, the environmental group World Wildlife Fund warned yesterday.
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Science & environment: In pictures:  A UN report has warned of the dangers posed by global warming.
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By Kathy Marks  The Great Barrier Reef, already under threat from global warming, is also being affected by pollutants and pesticides from the land carried into the sea by flooded rivers, satellite images show.
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An environmental action group urged  the European Union on Tuesday to boost testing on chemicals and  halt pollution in the Baltic Sea because the fish there are so  toxic.
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An unusually large toxic bloom of algae, which could poison humans and taint shellfish, has been detected in the ocean off the northwest coast of Washington state, oceanographers said on Wednesday.