Category Archives: Water Pollution

Japan’s 9.0 Earthquake Damages 4 Nuclear Reactors Fukushima Problem

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

The 8.9 earthquake in Japan, which generated a tsunami wave that reached the west coast of the United States has resulted in severe damage to several of the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in the Daiichi prefecture.  It … Continue reading →

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Marine Science Professor Finds Little Evidence of Recovery at BP Spill Site in GOM

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Dr Samantha Jove, professor of Marine Sciences and leader of a team of marine scientists from University of Georgia who were among the first to report huge underwater oil plumes thousands of feet below the GOM surface, has reported that … Continue reading →

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International Consortium Wants Giant Mine in Pristine Alaska Bristol Bay Watershed

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

A consortium of international companies: Britain’s Anglo American and Rio Tinto, Canada’s Northern Dynasty Minerals, and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation have plans to dig one of the world’s largest open pit mines in pristine Alaska watershed above Bristol Bay.  Bristol Bay, … Continue reading →

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Ecuador Sues Chevron for Polluting Amazon

Posted on November 17, 2009 by

Via: Sydney Morning Herald: Tens of thousands of Amazonians are suing Chevron, the American oil company, for poisoning their waterways in what is billed as one of the biggest environmental cases in history. The Ecuadorean claimants said the company illegally … Continue reading →

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Excreted Tamiflu Vaccine in Rivers

Posted on October 5, 2009 by

Via: Science News: The premier flu-fighting drug is contaminating rivers downstream of sewage-treatment facilities, researchers in Japan confirm. The source: urinary excretion by people taking oseltamivir phosphate, best known as Tamiflu. Concerns are now building that birds, which are natural … Continue reading →

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Industrial Pollution and Cancer in China

Posted on September 20, 2009 by

Via: Reuters: One needs to look no further then the river that runs through Shangba to understand the extent of the heavy metals pollution that experts say has turned the hamlets in this region of southern China into cancer villages. … Continue reading →

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271 Million Pounds of Pharmaceuticals into Waterways

Posted on April 21, 2009 by

Via: AP: U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water — contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation. Hundreds of … Continue reading →

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