Archive for July 15th, 2008

…the government Web site lists 16 studies that each conclude the chemical does not harm people. The Journal Sentinel examined those studies and found that all were funded by chemical-makers; all but one were conducted more than 25 years ago; and only one was published or peer-reviewed, a standard of rigorous scientific scrutiny.
A flame retardant [...]

Two of Turkey’s biggest cities have tap water containing arsenic in excess of legal limits, while water levels in the biggest city’s reservoirs have fallen alarmingly low. The problem could grow to unmanageable proportions if long-term water management policies are not developed, experts warn.
Faced with climate change and associated problems, the world’s nations are developing [...]