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Research suggests ocean garbage patches may be bigger than once believed

Environment

New science is pointing to the ocean garbage patches being larger than previously believed. That’s because scientists think a lot of the plastic and other bits of trash in the ocean is actually swirling underwater, rather than collected along the surface.

Staying safe around everyday chemicals

Health & Medicine

Shintech: Proposed Plastics Plant Looks Elsewhere

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Ontario Plastics Fire

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Phthalates in Plastics

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Medical Waste Incinerators Targeted

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, hospitals are leading sources of dioxin and mercury contamination. Most hospitals burn anything contaminated with blood or bodily fluids; and this waste often contains large amounts of plastics made with Poly-vinyl-chloride. When those plastics are burned, they release dioxin, a substance known to cause cancer and suspected of damaging […]

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Burning Trust

Residents of Hamilton, Ontario say they were burned in more ways than one by a huge industrial blaze that blanketed their city in toxic smoke for days. It was a disaster, they say, that could have been prevented. For four days last July, a black, toxic cloud hung over the city of Hamilton; Canada’s “steel […]

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Bisphenol A on the Burner

A growing body of research points the finger at Bisphenol A, an endocrine-disrupting chemical compound, but will policymakers heed the science?

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Toxic Car Interiors

Enter a car at your own risk  ? a study shows you are being exposed to significant levels of toxic chemicals.

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