Pollution sparks panic water buying in China
Pollution in China's southern region of Guangxi sparked panic buying of bottled water this week after a mining firm dumped toxic cadmium into a river, state media said Thursday.
Internet Criticism Pushes China to Act on Pollution
Under popular pressure, Chinese officials have begun to track the most pernicious measure of urban air pollution and promise to set new health standards and publish data on air pollution.
Pollution alert system launched
Scotland is to become the first UK nation to offer pollution alerts through a new text and email system.
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Dow to remain London Olympics sponsor
New Delhi: Despite the resignation of the Ethics panel chief, the London Olympic Committee stands firm, says Dow will remain a sponsor for the Olympic Games. The London Olympics Organisisng Committee said on Friday that Dow will remain ...
Used During Medical Imaging Tests May Damage Thyroid
Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- used to enhance pictures obtained from medical imaging tests may lead to overactive or underactive thyroid glands, a study showed. Patients injected with contrast material were about twice as likely as those who ...
New Effort to Ban Three Used on Long Island
New York State has released a 300-page report on managing contaminants found in drinking water on Long Island. Detectable metalaxyl levels, above, among others, have been found in a number of East End samples. With three million Long Islanders dependent on ...
Eastman to Buy Solutia for $3.38 Billion to Gain Auto
Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Eastman Chemical Co., the biggest U.S. producer of from coal, agreed to buy Solutia Inc. for about $3.38 billion to expand in materials for tires and in films used to make windshields and iPads. Solutia’s ...
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