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Toxic waste sites linked to lead levels, impaired development in children

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-15
Children living near toxic waste sites in lower and middle income countries such as India, Philippines and Indonesia may experience higher blood lead levels, resulting in a loss of IQ points and a higher incidence of developmental issues,...

Garden hoses can leach Phthalates and BPA into Water, study finds

Source: Daily News | 2013-05-09
Garden hose water is testing positive for Phthalates and the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA), according to researchers at the Michigan-based Ecology Center.

Chemical safety board investigating massive fatal blast at Texas plant

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-18
More than a dozen people are feared dead, and many more injured, after an explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas, registered 2.1 on the earthquake Richter scale and leveled a four-block radius.

Toxic coal plants leading to early deaths in Alberta: Report

Source: Daily News | 2013-04-03
Coal-fired power generation in Alberta is likely to cause thousands of early deaths and upwards of $300 million in annual healthcare costs, warns a new report from the environmental think tank Pembina Institute.

Uranium mining protests gain traction in Quebec

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-21
Environmental activists and First Nations are calling on the Quebec government to ban uranium exploration within the province following a March 11, 2013 mining protest in Quebec City.

Sarnia's 'Chemical Valley' meets resistance

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-21
A crowd of more than 100 people marched some 10 kilometres through Sarnia’s industrial stretch dubbed "Chemical Valley" on March 15, 2013. They were waving signs like "Cancer Alley" and "Toxic Tour" to highlight health and environmental...

FATAL ERROR: Worker dies after mistaking methanol mix for vodka

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-13
An Ontario court has fined Brewers Retail Inc. $175,000 after a worker it contracted to wash beer delivery trucks died from drinking bright blue windshield wiper fluid stored in a large plastic vodka bottle.

Real-life Erin Brockovich talks toxics in Toronto

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-06
Get your ticket today for the 2013 Environmental Defence Gala: An evening with Erin Brockovich, on March 20, 2013.

SIN dangerous chemical list expands by 66 per cent

Source: Daily News | 2013-03-06
Chemsec, a Sweden-based non-profit advocating for a toxic-free world, has expanded its Substitute It Now (SIN) list for chemicals of concern by 66 per cent.

New Morphix Technologies cassette detects hydrogen cyanide, cyanogen chloride

Source: Daily News | 2013-02-28
In response to the demand from the firefighting community, Morphix Technologies, an innovator in the science of detection devices for dangerous chemicals, has released its newest chemical detection cassette for hydrogen cyanide. The...

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