Soil dioxin levels 'in decline'
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The level of dioxins in soil and vegetation has fallen by about 70% over 20 years, a UK-wide survey suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Living near a hazardous waste   site containing persistent pollutants such as dioxins,   polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides,   seems to increase the risk of hospitalization for respiratory   infections and asthma in children, a study suggests.
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Though there is no master tally of sinkholes, there is consensus that things are getting worse.
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A wood floor finish popular in the 1950s and 1960s may be a significant source of the banned, disease-causing pollutants known as PCBs, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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BEING environmentally-conscious is no longer an option for developers.  According to Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) president Ng Seing Liang, it's a must if developers want to maintain a competitive edge.
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The world&#39;s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, the recognized global watchdog on endangered species said Wednesday in announcing its annual list of most vulnerable wildlife.
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Fine particle pollution has been significantly reduced in recent years, but millions of people live in areas where concentrations remain high - and their health remains at risk, the
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By Paul Sisson, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Dec. 8--OCEANSIDE -- County environmental officials say that the soil at  a halted three-home development on Barnwell Street is not dirty enough to pose  a health risk and does not need to be removed.   A letter dated Dec.
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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study finds that the overall smoking rate among US adults continues to decline, albeit slowly.
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The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium  are awaiting results of tests on whether animals and meat have  been contaminated with cancer-causing dioxin after discovering  it in potato feed, authorities said on Friday.
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Tests that determine whether toxic chemicals accumulate in food may be missing some hazardous materials and need to be updated, a Canadian researcher said Thursday.
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A dramatic decline in breast-cancer rates may be linked to a decrease in the number of women using hormone therapy. What women need to know about the new findings.
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Atomic radiation levels are beginning to decline in the Arctic, years after Soviet nuclear weapons tests and the Chernobyl nuclear accident spewed their fallout over the region, according to a study released Tuesday.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff today announced that Sudden Oak Decline, Phytophthora ramorum, has been confirmed from Rhododendrons sampled during routine testing in a Delaware County garden center.
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THE number of wild animals across the world has plummeted by 40 per cent in the past 30 years because of changes in the way humans are living.
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Â· More digestible feedstuff reduces production of gasÂ· Farmers could switch to different grass varieties
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By Beltrn, Eulalia M; de Imperial, Rosario Miralles; Porcel, Miguel A; Beringola, M Luisa; Et al  Field experiments were conducted for four years, between 1998 and 2002, in two olive grove soils of adult olive orchards (Olea europaea L. cv.