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NEWS ABOUT: airborne contaminants

airborne contaminants stories: 3 news summaries

Hand-Washing Might Not
Help Much Against Flu

Some scientist say it's airborne, not spread by touch

Sep 16, 09 7:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone from Elmo to President Obama is telling people to wash their hands to avoid getting the swine flu, and Disney could make a killing on “Musical Hand Wash Timers” featuring its stable of characters. But Newsweek talks to scientists skeptical of the approach: Hand-washing might be great for... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • public health • vaccination • pandemic • airborne contaminants • swine flu • H1N1 virus

(Newser) - A federal law that keeps utilities from poisoning the air is causing toxic metals to infiltrate US waterways, the Washington Post reports. As the Environmental Protection Agency debates possible solutions with lawmakers, utility companies are storing pollutants like mercury and selenium in sludge ponds that eventually leak into lakes... More »

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United States • Environmental Protection Agency • pollutants • river • mercury • coal power • selenium • airborne contaminants • EPA • waterborne

New Shower Curtains Smell Like Cancer

PVC products linked to wide-ranging and long-lasting ills

Jun 12, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever wonder about that smell given off by new shower curtains? Well, according to a new study, it’s poisonous. An independent organization has found that PVC shower curtains on shelves at Wal-Mart, Target, Sears and others may give off measurable amounts of dangerous, volatile organic compounds that could linger... More »

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retail • plastic • public health • Environmental Protection Agency • scientific study • PVC • shower curtain • volatile organic compounds • airborne contaminants • OSHA

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