More Bad News for Meat Eaters: Chicken Samples Contaminated
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SEATTLE -- This is a rough month for carnivores and others who like eating safe meat. Two studies, one released last week and the second made public today, have scientifically tested beef, chicken,...
Despite Pleas, Quebec to Fund Canada's Last Asbestos Mine
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The government of Quebec has decided to ignore the pleas of human rights advocates, hundreds of public health experts worldwide and one of the province's largest unions and says it will fund the...
Want to Avoid Contaminated Food? FDA Has a New Guide for You
FDA
Two or three times almost every week, the federal Food and Drug Administration warns that something in the vegetable bins, produce displays or coolers in our groceries may be so contaminated with...
The Lessons of Triangle Shirtwaist Fire May Be Lost 100 Years Later
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Screams of "Don't jump!" echoed through the canyons of tall buildings. More than 50 bodies littered the streets surrounding 23 Washington Place, so many that New York City's firetrucks were unable to...
A Glossary of Terms From a Nuclear Accident
Following is a glossary of terms related to nuclear power: Alpha particles: Emitted from naturally occurring materials (such as uranium, thorium and radium) and man-made elements (such as plutonium...
Three Mile Island: A Day Like No Other -- Until Now
Paul Vathis, AP
"The world has never known a day quite like today," the somber network news anchor said. "It faced the considerable uncertainties and dangers of the worst nuclear power plant accident of the atomic...
Would Fund Protect US Taxpayers From Nuke Disaster Here?
The U.S. nuclear industry says it would pick up the total tab should a catastrophic wipe-out of multiple reactors, such as the one creating havoc in Japan, occur on American soil. But insurance and...
When Nuke Planning for the Worst Is Not Enough
DigitalGlobe / AP
NEWS ANALYSIS As hopes dim for controlling the explosive self-destruction of six decomposing nuclear plants on Japan's northeast coast, safety experts around the world want to know what was missing...
Safety Guide for Cell Phone Users
What's a consumer to do? If you're trying to figure out how to diminish whatever radiation might be generated by your cell, consider some basic facts. The radio frequency (RF) waves from cell...
Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC
Alamy
More than 200 million people in the U.S. talk on cell phones a total of at least 12 hours a month -- some double or triple that amount. Almost everyone admits that cell phones emit radiation when...
No Reason to Panic in US Over a Nuclear Meltdown in Japan
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Radiation is terrifying to most people. And the less you actually know about it, the more frightening it can be. Watching what looked like an endless Hollywood production of carnage in the coastal...
Canadian Unions Say No to Sending Deadly Asbestos Overseas
Anup Srivastava
Children protesting in the streets of Indian villages and outrage by physicians and human rights activists worldwide didn't seem to be able to stop Canada from shipping deadly asbestos to developing...
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