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The California-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the formation of a study group to examine the need for national action following a series of reports in a Seattle newspaper
In urging free import of zinc ash, which is often contaminated, Planning Commission member G Thimmiah has shown scant respect for the environment
January 3, and all is not well in Hong Kong. With four people dead, and 11 confirmed and six suspected cases of A (H5N1) infection, the new strain of influenza virus, transmitted to humans from poultry, has wrecked havoc in Hong Kong. The latest in a
Till the time researchers come up with an effective vaccine against A (H5N1), prevention is the only way to avoid the deadly virus. Beyond that, early recognition of infection and specific
People who frequently visit libraries may risk developing of allergic disorders, according to a study published in Aerobiologia . A B Singh and his team at the Centre for Biochemical Technology
according to a recent study, one in every 500 bottles of voluntarily donated blood in Mumbai, screened for the hiv virus could transmit aids . The study could pose fresh problems for
Diseases due to change in the environment are on the rise, especially in India. <font class='UCASE'>Olavi Elo</font> , World Health Organization <font class='UCASE'>who</font> representative in India, tells S<font class='UCASE'>onia Kapoor</font> ab
In 1974, the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) formed a working group on non-ionizing radiation (NIR), which examined the problems arising in the field of protection against the various
IN 1974, the International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) formed a working group on non-ionizing radiation (NIR), which examined the problems arising in the field of protection against the various
A plasticizer is a substance normally incorporated to a PVC resin or some other materials such as paints, to improve some of its properties as flexibility or processability. Phthalates, adipates, phosphates and some others are the main compounds used as plasticizers. Some of these compounds, as bis-(2-ethylhexyl)
