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Toxic Substance
Toxic Substance: - A chemical or mixture that may present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Toxic Substance:: |
Reuters UK,By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Phoenix Mars Lander may have detected perchlorate, a potentially toxic substance used in rocket fuel,
Crews begin cleaning the Ridge - 05 Aug 2008
Paradise Post,Allen Freihofer from the California Department of Toxic Substance Control carried one red and one green can of spray paint. He marked items that may have
County and State Officials Clean Up Hazardous Fire Debris - 05 Aug 2008
KHSLButte County Public Health Department is working with the State Department of Toxic Substance Control for this project and money for the clean up is coming
Big Tobacco absorbs fines - 05 Aug 2008
TheChronicleHerald.ca,Given the gravity of the offence – thwarting Ottawa’s efforts to price a toxic substance out of the affordable reach of many people, in an effort to hook
• Lead-paint ban calls for independent testing of toys - 05 Aug 2008
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,Plastic toys such as rubber duckies and bath books will no longer contain certain types of phthalates, a toxic substance. The measure changes toy-safety
Chips and Fries Carcinogen to be Reduced Over Three Years - 05 Aug 2008
Newsinferno.com,California state attorney general’s office, four food firms have agreed to lower levels of the toxic substance and pay a combined $3 million in fines.
Ricin Suspect Pleads Guilty - 05 Aug 2008
KXNT,The man accused of making the toxic substance ricin in his Las Vegas motel room has agreed to a plea deal. Fifty-seven-year-old Roger Bergendorff appeared
Peers slam "ill-advised" terror law plan - 05 Aug 2008
Mirror.co.uk,LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Phoenix Mars Lander may have detected perchlorate, a potentially toxic substance used in rocket fuel, in soil samples taken from
No toxic substance in the cheese buns eaten by children in Kurtovo ... - Aug 2, 2008
Focus News,There has been no information for toxic substance in the cheese buns, which had been eaten by the children in Bulgarian village Kurtovo Konare.
OAKLAND: EPA RELEASES RESULTS OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE TESTS IN HOUSES ... - Jul 29, 2008
CBS 5,The US Environmental Protection Agency announced the results today of tests taken at residences and businesses in Oakland, which showed that there was no
Former Hamburg Township company admits to violations of the Toxic ... - Jul 8, 2008
MLive.com,Officials with the former Hoskins Manufacturing Company in Hamburg Township entered a guilty plea in federal court Monday for violating the Toxic Substance
DENR warns of another toxic cargo - Jul 15, 2008
Inquirer.net,MV Ocean Papa carried several tons of toluene di-isocyanate (TDI), a carcinogenic toxic substance at the time of its sinking at about noon on June 21.
Salvage operations for MV Ocean Papa starts today - Aug 3, 2008
News Today Online,The MV Ocean Papa carries around 80 sealed drums containing 16 metric tons of toxic chemical toxic substance toluene di-isocyanate (TDI).
Fire cleanup starts next week, with property entry forms due by ... - Aug 2, 2008
Enterprise-Record,By Staff Reports OROVILLE — Starting Monday, contractors working for Butte County and the state Department of Toxic Substance Control will begin the
Jury hears man died after carers failed to find quick medical ... - Jul 28, 2008
NEWS.com.au,Kevin Chuter, 67, drank the toxic substance in the change rooms of a suburban football ground while under Department of Human Services care.
Sunken vessel has toxic cargo - Jul 15, 2008
Visayan Daily Star,...that a cargo ship that sank off the coast of Antique at the height of typhoon “Frank� on June 21 was carrying tons of a carcinogenic toxic substance.
Hazardous waste to be stored near school - Aug 1, 2008
Isle of Man Today,Jurby School that may be caused by the transport and storage of this toxic substance, and any other toxic substance that may be stored in Hangar 244'.
Office building evacuated in Anthrax scare in South County - Aug 1, 2008
Collinsville Herald,A field test performed by the haz-mat team showed the presence of a protein, which Mossotti said is an indicator that a toxic substance may be present.
Asbestos maker ordered to hold talks with retired workers' union ... - Jul 31, 2008
Mainichi Daily News,...of former employees about possible damage from the toxic substance to the health of workers and local residents, a labor panel declared Thursday.
Search on for toxic cargo of sunken ship off Antique - Jul 21, 2008
Inquirer.net,Melad said two teams of divers or eight men would search for around 80 drums containing 16 metric tons of toxic chemical toxic substance toluene
Residents concerned over lack of metal control - Jul 31, 2008
Cayman Net News,Mercury is a toxic substance which has no known function in human biochemistry or physiology and does not occur naturally in living organisms.
"New Car Smell" Less Toxic, But The Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder ... - Jul 29, 2008
Jalopnik,The law regulating chemicals in commerce, the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), is 30 years old and needs an overhaul. Visitors to HealthyCar.org are
DOH, BFAR monitor site of sunken vessel with toxic cargo - Jul 16, 2008
News Today Online,..."What is important that is that the containers with the toxic substance are not opened and exposed," Ramos said in a telephone interview.
NAFDAC: Agency For Security Fees Or Safe Foods? - Jul 29, 2008
Port Harcourt Telegraph,...or bears or contains for the purposes of colouring any colour other than one which is prescribed, or contains any harmful or toxic substance which may
Toxic spill decimates fish population - Jul 29, 2008
Think Spain,Describing the incident as an "ecological disaster," Mr Revilla said that the toxic substance responsible "seems to be some kind of ammonia.
Govt eyes stricter controls on freight forwarders - Jul 20, 2008
ABS CBN News,...alleging that the food company failed to declare their endosulfan cargo onboard Princess of the Stars as a “toxic substance� and a “marine pollutant.
Sulpicio sues Del Monte over toxic cargo - Jul 8, 2008
Inquirer.net,...a letter from Del Monte and that it learned for the first time that the endosulfan shipment was actually a “toxic substance and a marine pollutant.
Del Monte Philippines files lawsuit against Sulpicio Lines - Aug 1, 2008
Food Business Review...a toxic substance and a marine pollutant immediately upon bringing the cargo to Sulpicio at the North Harbor and presented the transshipment documents."
Philippines Princess sinking highlights dangers from toxic cargoes - Jul 13, 2008
GulfNews,Del Monte said the container was properly and clearly marked as containing a toxic substance and marine pollutant. Reports say that the chemical was packed
EPA launches clean toilet campaign - Jul 15, 2008
China Post,...said Yuan Shao-ying, director-general of the EPA's Department of Environmental Sanitation and Toxic Substance Management in a press conference.
Senate Committee Approves Bills Battling Perchlorate Contamination - Jul 31, 2008
RTT News,The toxic substance contaminates drinking water in 35 states, according to the committee. One bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to
Has the Tour de France turned the corner? - Jul 27, 2008
Bangkok Post,In addition, the riders who tested positive were all taken in by police and interrogated, before being booked for the use of a toxic substance,
Floodwaters not toxic soup, but stay away anyway - Jul 25, 2008
Monitor,It's not clean water, not pristine like in a swimming pool, but it's not an overly toxic substance." However, just as in rivers or lakes, floodwater is
County halts work at Rio Linda meat company - Jul 10, 2008
Bizjournals.com,..."It is a highly toxic substance containing nitrogen and is used and stored under high pressures, which requires specially designed and well-maintained
Untreated wastes cause serious health hazards - Jul 19, 2008
The New Nation,...use alternative materials in some industrial productions and thus it would be possible to reduce the poisonous impact of toxic substance to the nature.
Del Monte files damage suit vs Sulpicio - Jul 30, 2008
Sun.Star,...disclosed to Sulpicio that the cargo endosulfan was a 'toxic substance and a marine pollutant' immediately upon bringing the cargo to Sulpicio at North
'Green' potato health risk can be eliminated - Jul 27, 2008
Hindu,GAs are a naturally occurring toxic substance in potatoes that have antimicrobial, insecticidal and fungicidal properties which probably evolved as a
FEATURE-Riches trump risk for Honduran gold miners - Jul 15, 2008
ReutersMakeshift mines can collapse and crush workers, and the most common way to extract the gold from rock is to use mercury -- the third most toxic substance in
Cowtown asbestos scare - Jul 18, 2008
Edmonton Sun,And with the city still using recycled asphalt that could contain trace elements of asbestos, even new roads may be a threat to hold the toxic substance.
Fishing ban in Romblon remains – Duque - Jul 12, 2008
Manila Bulletin,A joint mission from the European Union and the United Nations are here in the country to assess the dangers of contamination from the toxic substance and
Water Over the Dam - Jul 23, 2008
Right Side News,Even if tests failed to turn up evidence of a toxic substance, or enough of a toxic substance to make a measurable difference, the hysteria created by the
HCCL faces prosecution - Jul 26, 2008
Sunday News,...with the Environmental Management (Effluent and Solid Waste Disposal) Regulations, 2007 for allowing a toxic substance to spill into the Deka River.
EPA tests air after old medal shop - Jul 25, 2008
abc7news.com,In cases like this is, it was probably just disposal out in the back," said Carol Northrup, from the State Toxic Substance Control. "And that was legal?
Homes with contaminated well water will be hooked up to clean water - Jul 26, 2008
Enterprise-Record,Kurtz said although ABB never had an operation at the Chico site, when the Department of Toxic Substance Control found out the connection between ABB and
Contamination common in red yeast rice products - Jul 9, 2008
ReutersFour out of the 10 products ConsumerLab tested contained a toxic substance called citrinin. "Our research indicates that consumers need to be very careful
Will sport prevail over doping at the Tour? - Jul 21, 2008
Bangkok Post,...tested positive - Ricco and Spaniards Manuel Beltran and Moises Duenas - were all taken into custody by police and booked for use of a toxic substance.
Cavendish wins stage of doping-tainted Tour - Jul 18, 2008
The Associated PressFrench judicial officials cited him for "use of a toxic substance." Antoine Leroy, French state prosecutor for the town of Foix, said Ricco contested the
Senate to review toxic chemicals law - Jul 13, 2008
GMA news.tv,Fertilizers and Pesticide Authority (FPA) since the United Nations Environmental Program has recognized the chemical as a persistent toxic substance.
Bush Labor Dept. Secretly Writes Rule on Worker Exposure to Toxins - Jul 23, 2008
AFL-CIO,...also would add an extra step to the rulemaking process for any new rules restricting the amount of chemical and toxic substance exposure to workers—in
Prison back to normal after lockdown - Jul 18, 2008
McCreary County Voice,A field test conducted on the substance at the scene showed a possible positive result for a toxic substance, but a second test, conducted at the State
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