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Carcinogen
Carcinogen: - Any substance that can cause or aggravate cancer. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Carcinogen:: |
ChattahBox,A settlement has been reached, as the companies have agreed to reduce the levels of the carcinogen chemical in their fried potatoes, and is also recommended
Grand Prairie's Delfasco Forge files for bankruptcy amid EPA ... - 04 Aug 2008
Dallas Morning News,TCE is considered a likely carcinogen in people exposed to high levels in drinking water or in the air over long periods. According to the bankruptcy filing
Are colon-cleansing products safe? Better yet, are they necessary? - 04 Aug 2008
Press of Atlantic City,The fennell constituent estragole appears to be a carcinogen. Papaya, in excessive amounts, may cause perforation of the esophagus.
Move to make plastic bags costly - 04 Aug 2008
The News - International,Vinyl Chloride which is an established carcinogen, is present in these bags, they added. The experts said that natural decomposition of plastic bags takes
Dying to be beautiful. Are your beauty products killing you? In a ... - 04 Aug 2008
Daily Mail,...and the impurities that can be generated by its manufacture (including 1,4-Dioxane, a probable carcinogen) give it a less wholesome pedigree.
Some food packaging contains chemical that may be potential carcinogen - Jul 29, 2008
Los Angeles Times,Federal investigators determined in 2005 that PFOA is a "likely carcinogen" and called for expanded testing to study its potential to cause liver, breast,
United States.Chip, fry makers to reduce carcinogen - Aug 2, 2008
Ottawa Citizen,California yesterday settled lawsuits against four potato chip and french fry makers after the companies agreed to reduce the levels of a cancer-causing
Blood carcinogen scare in Gladstone - Jul 15, 2008
ABC Online,An interstate academic says blood donated from the Gladstone region needs to be more rigorously tested or temporarily halted by the Red Cross.
Summer Safety Dos and Don'ts of Tanning - Jul 30, 2008
ABC News...from direct sunlight and indoor tanning beds. The Department of Health and Human Resources has actually classified ultraviolet light as a known carcinogen.
Anthrax suspect...Big Oil's big profits...Potato chip settlement ... - Aug 1, 2008
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck,Heinz, Frito-Lay, Kettle Foods, and Lance Incorporated have agreed to reduce the levels of a chemical that the state considers a carcinogen.
Plastic balls made in Allentown used to block carcinogen in California - Jul 22, 2008
Pottstown Mercury,That's the premise of an Allentown company as it cranks out 6 million fist-sized spheres to block a suspected carcinogen from forming in Los Angeles'
TOWN OF TONAWANDA: Ill residents fear pollution is cause - Aug 1, 2008
Tonawanda News,The findings included a higher than normal level of the carcinogen benzene. Gimo said she’s hopeful all of the increased scrutiny will change the air for
EPA discusses cleanup solutions at industrial site - Aug 1, 2008
WZTV,The former site of the Smalley Magnesium Co. and Piper Industrial Coatings is tainted with high levels of the metal -- considered a human carcinogen.
Barbecue could cause cancer - Aug 1, 2008
9NEWS.com,Another carcinogen called PHAs are found in smoke, which can stick to the surface of meat during grilling. Nutritionists suggest using leaner, thinner cuts
Functional Technologies Announces Change to Investor Relations Program - Aug 1, 2008
Stockhouse,...which has been recently reclassified by the World Health Organization up to a Group 2A carcinogen - the same carcinogen class as lead, mercury,
On the shelf: 'Green Guide' - Aug 1, 2008
Fort Worth Star Telegram,Why we may rethink our dandruff shampoo: Coal tar is used as an active ingredient in dandruff shampoos and anti-itch creams, and it’sa known carcinogen.
Scientist finds carcinogen-eating bugs - Aug 3, 2008
ScienceAlert,Of these, benzene is a known carcinogen, and the other three can have serious effects on the central nervous system. Besides polluting water and soil,
Tests find higher levels of carcinogen in Columbia’s drinking water - Jul 15, 2008
Columbia Missourian,Tim Campbell runs a sample on the chlorine levels of Columbia's water supply. The water is tested every other hour and the levels are recorded immediately
Texas Industries sued over carcinogen - Jul 7, 2008
WFAA,Hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen present at levels as much as 50 times those requiring a public warning under California law, was traced to dust piles on a
Correction: Soldiers-Chemical Exposure story - Aug 1, 2008
Fox 28,AP - August 1, 2008 2:34 PM ET JASPER, Ind. (AP) - In a July 29 story about Indiana National Guard soldiers who may have been exposed to a carcinogen found
Protecting the environment from e-waste - Aug 1, 2008
Fair Home,Of course it’s not the lead that’s the problem, its what it’s made from, which is carcinogen and neurotoxin, and sometimes cadmium, mercury, and chromium,
Asbestos removal goes on and on - Jul 31, 2008
Daily Mail - Charleston,Because asbestos in some forms is a carcinogen, or cancer-causing agent, the work can't start until students are out of the buildings for the summer and
Carcinogen increases in city’s water supply - Jul 11, 2008
Columbia Daily Tribune,By KAT HUGHES of the Tribune’s staff The city of Columbia received data this week from a recent round of tests of water in its distribution system,
News in Brief - Jul 23, 2008
Ha'aretz,...bromine and other chemical products, has been charged with causing air pollution and unacceptable smells in Be'er Sheva due to the use of a carcinogen.
Poshe(R) Launches New Packaging for Their Super-Fast-Drying TopCoat - Jul 10, 2008
MarketWatchFormaldehyde has been classified as a human carcinogen (cancer-causing substance) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and as a probable human
Buyer surfaces for bankrupt resort - Jul 9, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,Last month, the California Department of Public Health cited the resort's water district for delivering water containing a suspected carcinogen to 350
Protect Yourself Against Your Old Computer Monitor - Jul 31, 2008
Recycle,Reports show that monitors and TVs may contain up from 3-8 pounds of lead, which is a known carcinogen and neurotoxin. They also contain other heavy metals
New Berlin To "Mooch" Milwaukee's Water? - Jul 30, 2008
Newsradio 620,New Berlin's mayor Jack Chiovatero says their drinking supply is contaminated with too much of the carcinogen radium. "We have to get a commitment from
Is your makeup killing you? - Jul 26, 2008
The Desert Sun,Formaldehyde: Found in eye makeup, mascara and other cosmetics, formaldehyde is classified as a probable human carcinogen. In its liquid state,
Functional Technologies Provides Update on Yeast Business - Jul 21, 2008
Market Wire (press release)Ethyl carbamate is classified by the World Health Organization as a Group 2A carcinogen - the same carcinogen class as lead, mercury, acrylamide and diesel
Chestertown factory agrees to cleanup - Jul 9, 2008
Baltimore Sun,...among other products, was accused by the state of violating the law by releasing benzene, a known human carcinogen, and other toxic chemicals into
Functional Technologies Acquires Product Development and ... - Jul 24, 2008
eMediaWorld.com Newswire Press Release Distribution Service (press release),...which has been recently reclassified by the World Health Organization up to a Group 2A carcinogen - the same carcinogen class as lead, mercury,
Environmental groups launch injunction over chemical site - Jul 22, 2008
Edison Sentinel,According to tests conducted by Chapin, some of the chemicals found include benzene, classified as a carcinogen by the federal government; 4-chloroaniline,
Sowing a spring of nutrition - Aug 2, 2008
Gulf Daily News,...our diets we will reduce the quantity of bile acids in the intestines and bacterial metabolism which in turn will reduce the production of carcinogen.
Panic in the Organic Aisle - Aug 1, 2008
Common Ground,Lauryl is converted to laureth by adding the petrochemical ethylene oxide (a known breast carcinogen). This conversion process, called “ethoxylation,�
Poshe'(R) is Now Available at Memorial Hospital West's Cancer ... - Jul 29, 2008
MarketWatchFormaldehyde has been classified as a human carcinogen (cancer-causing substance) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and as a probable human
State sues over TXI’s Riverside plant - Jul 7, 2008
Victorville Daily Press,In late 2007, the South Coast Air Quality Management District discovered levels of hexavalent chromium, a potent carcinogen, were up to 50 times the level
Green Ways to Be Bug-Free - Aug 2, 2008
Washington Post,Permethrin, meanwhile, is classified as a "possible human carcinogen" by the EPA. The compounds also raise environmental concerns. Both DEET and Permethrin
TUESDAY: Air quality draws concern (6:55 pm) - Jul 15, 2008
Niagara Gazette,Levels of the carcinogen benzene are recommended not to exceed 0.13 micrograms per cubic meter, but at a March meeting for nearby residents the DEC said the
How you can look fantastic and save the planet at the same time - Jul 15, 2008
Glasgow Daily Record,Diet drinks with ascorbic acid and either sodium or potassium benzoate can have little internal reactions that create benzene, a carcinogen.
Martha's tips on "organic" dry cleaners, bay leaves and more - Aug 2, 2008
Seattle Times,In the US, the chemical solvent has been identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a hazardous air pollutant and a possible carcinogen.
150 staff evacuated in hospital chemical spill at hospital - Jul 21, 2008
The Herald,Formaldehyde can be toxic, allergenic and is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Health panel to urge review of expansion - Aug 1, 2008
Bangkok Post,...for over 2000 villagers living in 25 communities adjacent to the industrial estate and found 91 samples with high levels of the carcinogen benzene.
At least Fairbanks folks are thinking - Aug 3, 2008
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),Soot is a carcinogen that helps cause cancer, which is one reason the US Environmental Protection Agency is pushing for use of these clean fuels.
EPA Issues Draft Review of Perc Toxicology - Jul 15, 2008
American Drycleaner,...perc’s classification should be changed to “likely human carcinogen� from its current status in a grey area between “possible� and “probable� carcinogen
Skin Cancer Rates Rise By 50 Percent In Young Women - Jul 12, 2008
InjuryBoard.com,..."Ultraviolet radiation is a carcinogen. If you bathe your skin in the ultraviolet light carcinogen long enough, skin cancer is going to develop.
A ghost of its former self - Aug 3, 2008
Daily Press,The worst of the environmental threats — rusting hulls full of fuel, oil and PCBs, a suspected carcinogen — have been hauled away by tugboats.
High levels of formaldehyde found in congressional offices - Jul 11, 2008
Federal TimesThe International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies formaldehyde as a known human carcinogen, meaning it is a cancer-causing substance;
Bill requires testing of wells - Jul 21, 2008
Asheville Citizen-Times,Also added were several other chemicals including benzene, the carcinogen poisoning wells in Jackson County. The same bill calls for state officials to
How to Recycle Computers, Cables, Keyboards and More - Jul 28, 2008
KRIS-TV,The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified carbon black as a class 2B carcinogen, possibly carcinogenic to humans.
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