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1 | 2 | 3 | NextFrench nuclear test victims to get compo 1 Citation The French National Assembly approved a landmark bill on compensating the victims of nuclear tests carried out in French Polynesia and Algeria over more than three decades.
Some 150,000 civilian and military personnel took part in 210 nuclear tests carried out in the Sahara desert and the Pacific between 1960 and 1996. Many of them later developed serious health problems., delicious.com
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Supporters arrested at Barrick Gold mine in Lake Cowal 1 Citation
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E. coli O157 comes back with a vengeance, and other nasty toxins in meat | Grist 1 Citation Grist writer Tom Philpott on relationship b/n big ag meat processors (in this case JBS) and contaminated beef., delicious.com
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French Polynesia French nuke vets unhappy with compensation 1 Citation The French National Assembly has approved a bill to compensate the victims of the nuclear tests it carried out in French Polynesia and Algeria for more than three decades. It's the first time the French government has acknowledged it has a legal obligation to compensate the 150,000 military personnel and local staff who may have suffered serious health problems due to exposure to radiation.
But the workers aren't happy, saying the new bill falls short of what they need., delicious.com
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1 Citation Information regarding active and inactive Superfund sites as a result of CERCLA. This Web site provides topical information for the general public and for those involved in the Superfund program. On this site, you'll find information about Superfund sites in your area, the health effects of common contaminants, cleanup efforts, and how you can become involved in cleanup activities in your community., delicious.com
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Grocers recall beef in some states 1 Citation The Kroger Co. on Tuesday recalled ground beef sold in some of its grocery stores. JBS Swift Beef Co. of Greeley, Colo., earlier voluntarily expanded a beef recall because of possible E. coli contamination. Kroger says the suspect beef was sold under its store brands in more than a dozen states. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said an investigation by its Food Safety and Inspection Service of 24 illnesses in multiple states prompted Swift to re-examine its food safety system, leading to t, technorati.com
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Nation's Building News Online for April 27, 2009 1 Citation
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The human cost of gold: And a deadly price to pay | ThisDay 1 Citation from the page: "VILLAGERS living near a gold mine owned and run by Canada's Barrick Gold Corp. in Tarime District, Mara Region are demanding the immediate closure of the project, saying they are paying a deadly price for the mining activities in the area. Already, scores of people residing around Barrick's North Mara Gold Mine are showing serious signs of exposure to pollution in the form of water contaminated with various chemicals allegedly flowing out of the mine.. They say more than 20 people have died in recent weeks as a direct result of the contaminated water. "..the investors must respect and treat us like human beings.." said Ms Esther Mugusuhi.. Another villager...pointed an accusing finger at the Tanzanian (home) Government for valuing mining activities by foreign investors more than it values the welfare of its own citizens... Independent medical experts consulted by THISDAY say the villagers could be suffering from cyanide poisoning as a result of expanded mining activity., delicious.com
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Natural Gas Drilling: Chemical Contamination. 1 Citation Information on How Chemical Contaminates form Natural Gas Drilling., delicious.com
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1 Citation Suddenly, a flash of blinding light burst on the horizon, a deafening roar ripped across the steppe and a huge nuclear mushroom cloud slowly unfurled in the sky.
This image still haunts Zheyembek Abishev who was a child when the Soviet Union tested its first nuclear bomb near his village in northern Kazakhstan where generations of his ancestors grazed horses in the quiet wilderness of the steppes.
"I was born in 1947 and the explosions started in 1949. I remember it all very clearly," said Abishev, whose village is perched on the fringes of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.com%2Fnews%2FNUCLEAR%2BLEG ACY%2F1732188%2Fstory.html, delicious.com
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