High Levels Of Chemical Irritant Found In Ohio Weeks After Train Derailed - Study

High levels of acrolein, a chemical irritant, were detected in the air in East Palestine, Ohio, several weeks after a train carrying hazardous chemical derailed, a study published on Wednesday in the Environmental Science and Technology Letters revealed.

Train Carrying Hazardous Materials Derails, Bridge Collapses into Montana River

A train carrying hazardous materials derailed and a bridge collapsed into a southern Montana river Saturday, sending rail cars into the water and prompting concerns about contamination.

Toxic Foam Covers River in Brazil - Espuma tóxica cubre la superficie del río más importante de Sao Paulo

 

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Lava from Canaries’ volcano reaches sea nine days after eruption | Al Jazeera

Red hot lava from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma has reached the Atlantic Ocean, nine days after it started to flow down the mountain, wrecking buildings and destroying crops.

Anti-Fracking Group Slams EPA For Allowing Toxic Chemicals To Be Used In Drilling - UrduPoint

The Better Path Coalition is disturbed about a new watchdog report that found the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allowed oil and gas companies to use toxic chemicals during the fracking process, group co-founder Karen Feridun told Sputnik.

LEVERKUSEN-EXPLOSION: Sorge vor giftigen Niederschlägen - Kaum Hoffnung für Vermisste

 

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Alemania: aún no son claras las causas de la explosión en una planta química de Leverkusen

 

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How 6 Million Pounds Of Electronic Waste Gets Recycled A Month | Big Business

 

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Un grupo ecologista demanda a Sri Lanka por "el peor desastre marítimo" de su historia

 

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Burnt-out ship 'going down' off Sri Lanka coast

 

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Sri Lanka and India continue efforts to douse container ship fire for 10th day

 

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CHEMIEBOMBE VOR SRI LANKA: Säurebeladenes Containerschiff brennt seit Tagen im Indischen Ozean

 

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Se INCENDIA un CARGUERO en SRI LANKA con productos químicos y 25 toneladas de ácido nítrico | RTVE

 

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Ukraine at risk from chemical disaster, water safety in escalating conflict: UN experts

Ukraine is facing new risks of chemical disaster and water safety after an escalation of conflict near water supply facilities in the east of the country, two UN special rapporteurs warned Friday.

US state of New York bans electronic cigarettes in workplaces

Electronic cigarettes and vaping are being banned in bars, restaurants and most workplaces in the US state of New York under a new law that takes effective in 30 days.

After Mass Bee Die Off Canada Considers Ban on Pesticides

Health Canada, a federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve health, released on Wednesday a draft risk-assessment for Imidacloprid for public comment.

Melting ice sheet may expose Cold War base, hazardous waste

United States military officials in the 1960s thought it could be thousands of years before an abandoned base in Greenland was again visible without a lot of digging, but that's only because they didn't count on the Greenland Ice Sheet melting so soon.

1 killed, 9 injured in east China chemical plant blast

One person was killed and nine others were injured after a blast ripped through a chemical plant in east China's Shandong Province on Saturday night, local authorities said early Sunday morning.

No cyanide detected from Tianjin river section with fish deaths (monitoring result)

No toxic levels of cyanide have been detected in water samples taken from a Tianjin river where a large number of dead fish were spotted after last week's explosions.

Tianjin blast: White foam on rainwater 'is normal'.

Thunderstorms on Tuesday morning made the Tianjin recovery operation more difficult, with an increased risk of rainwater becoming polluted. However, the air and water quality were still within what is considered a safe range, monitoring officials said.