Tag: toxins
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The Toxic ‘Blank Spots’ of Niagara Falls
CityLab visual storyteller Ariel Aberg-Riger dives into the promises of Niagara Falls, New York’s Chemical Age, and the destruction it has left behind. The region’s “chemical genies” of the early 20th century were heralded as reaching into the future to create a more abundant life for all. Instead, they deprived future generations of their health…
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After years, Wisconsin industrial barrel plant addresses mercury in water
Photo: Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Mercury has been detected in wastewater coming from an industrial barrel refurbishing plant in St. Francis for at least four years — and more than a dozen times levels exceeded legally permitted limits. Since at least January 2013, records show the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has repeatedly issued warning letters…
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Danger zone: Indiana produces 6th most toxic chemicals in USA
Photo: Indiana residents care more about the environment than you might think, a new poll suggests. Top among their concerns are improving air quality, cleaning up polluted waterways, protecting wildlife and reversing climate change. Dwight Adams/IndyStar (Photo: Priceonomics / Ode to Clean) Indiana released a chemical soup of toxins into the environment last year —…
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Houston’s Floodwaters Are Tainted With Toxins, Testing Shows
Lisa Montemayor of the Houston Department of Health and Human Services collecting water samples. Photo: Eric Thayer for The New York Times Floodwaters in two Houston neighborhoods have been contaminated with bacteria and toxins that can make people sick, testing organized by The New York Times has found. Residents will need to take precautions to…
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University of Michigan robotic lab tracking Lake Erie water
ANN ARBOR – A new research tool to safeguard drinking water is now keeping a watchful eye on Lake Erie water. This week, a robotic lake-bottom laboratory began tracking the levels of dangerous toxins produced by cyanobacteria that bloom each summer in the lake’s western basin. The goal is to provide advance warning to municipal…
