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Arsenic, fluoride-free wards by March ’19, says minister
PATNA: The public health and engineering department (PHED) has said all the 5,635 wards of the 896 panchayats, where drinking water has been found to be affected by arsenic or fluoride poisoning, will be freed from... Read More
India
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
Uranium Hexafluoride Contamination Class Action Filed
A class action federal lawsuit has been filed in Metropolis, Illinois, against Honeywell International for uranium hexafluoride (U6). The federal complaint alleges that "Exposure to this radioactive and toxic mixture in the environment through human pathways can... Read More
United States, Illinois Nuclear Industry
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
MassDEP offers takeback program for toxic firefighting foam
BOSTON -- State officials are asking local fire departments to take inventory of any stockpiles of toxic firefighting foam that might still be in their possession. A funded take-back program will send a contractor to dispose of... Read More