Climate change and environmental health
This document provides an overview of the projected effects of climate change on environmental health, and how it may impact on the health of New Zealanders. A review of the relevant local and international
Radiation
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Evaluation of data on thyroid cancer in regions affected by the Chernobyl accident
The secretariat of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) released a White Paper evaluating thyroid cancer data in regions affected by the Chernobyl accident
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Higher temperature, lesser snow on Himalayas: SASE
Affirming that the impact of global warming is evident over north-western Himalayas in the form of rising maximum and mean temperature across all zones, a study by the Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment
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Electron spin resonance (ESR) dose measurement in bone of Hiroshima A-bomb victim
<p>Explosion of the bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki corresponds to the only historical moment when atomic bombs were used against civilians. This event triggered countless investigations into the effects
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Algeria seeks new compensation over French nuclear tests
Algeria said Sunday it is due to submit new proposals to France over the issue of compensation Paris has to provide to victims of nuclear tests in Algeria. "A meeting of the Algerian-French Joint Commission
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World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2017
The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2017 (WNISR2017) provides a comprehensive overview of nuclear power plant data, including information on operation, production and construction. The WNISR assesses
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NCC clarifies stance, says mobile phones don’t cause cancer
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, on Tuesday said it never claimed that mobile phones cause cancer. In a statement released Tuesday, the agency said it never issued any statement or made
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of effluents by Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited (KMML) into the waterbodies of Chavara, Kollam District, Kerala, 31/08/2017
<p>Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Joy Kaitharnath Vs Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd. dated 31/08/2017 regarding discharge of effluents by Kerala Minerals
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Cervical cancer stem cells manifest radioresistance: Association with upregulated AP-1 activity
<p>Transcription factor AP-1 plays a central role in HPV-mediated cervical carcinogenesis. AP-1 has also been implicated in chemo-radio-resistance but the mechanism(s) remained unexplored. In the present
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Ozone hole recovery threatened by rise of paint stripper chemical
The restoration of the globe’s protective shield of ozone will be delayed by decades if fast-rising emissions of a chemical used in paint stripper are not curbed, new research has revealed. Atmospheric