On May 10, 2025, over 160 000 residents of Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain, were confined due to a toxic cloud of chlorine smoke coming from a blast at a building storing chemical products, including 70 ...

After the smoke clears, the soil, which was once nestled beneath a canopy of trees and a spongy layer of leaves, is now exposed. Often, that soil is charred and sterile, with the heat making the ...

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If you're a worker who plans to get pregnant, take heed of a new study that warns that pregnant women who work in hospitals and are exposed to disinfectants may be more likely to have children who ...

Some facilities also use bacteria-killing UV light. Chemical disinfectants such as chlorine or chloramine are then added to the water to help kill any pathogens remaining in the water and any ...

Hazleton’s water failed tests for a potentially harmful group of chemicals following heavy rains and an abrupt temperature ...

Last year, the Biden administration banned chrysotile asbestos, which the EPA called a milestone in the fight against cancer.

The City of Ballinger will temporarily convert its disinfectant system from using chloramine to free chlorine.

(ARCHIVE PHOTO | THE GRAHAM LEADER) City of Graham crews open a hydrant near Oak Street and Second Street in Graham. The city ...

Means, standard deviations, and medians for data of each microorganism after disinfection with different methods were calculated with descriptive statistics and analyzed by the Kruskal–Wallis test.

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