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More than 40 suspected gas attackers killed in Zambia in wave of mob justi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia], Feb 23 (Sputnik/ANI): Zambian Police said on Saturday that 43 people had been killed and another 23 injured in a wave of lynch mob attacks against those suspected of being involved in toxic attacks on households.
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Newly discovered bacteria breaks down soil pollutants
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): Researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria that is particularly adept at breaking down organic matter, including the cancer-causing chemicals that are released when coal, gas, oil and waste products are burned.
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Karachi-based research centre says overexposure to soybean dust likely cau
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb 19 (ANI): Karachi-based International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) on Tuesday wrote to Karachi Commissioner, suggesting that the "exposure to soybean dust" may be the cause of breathing difficulties being faced by residents of Keamari area, as d
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Death toll in Karachi gas leak rises to 14
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb 18 (ANI): The source of a toxic gas leak in Karachi's Keamari area remained unclear on Tuesday as officials from the Sindh health department confirmed that the death toll rose to 14, two days after residents from adjoining areas rushed to hospitals after complaining o
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2 more dead after inhaling toxic gas in Karachi's Keamari area; Sindh CM o
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Feb 18 (ANI): Two more people died on Monday night after inhaling mysterious toxic gas which emitted again in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, while 150 others complaining of breathing difficulties have been rushed to the hospital over the past 24 hours, promptin
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Scientists develop non-toxic way to kill mosquitoes
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], Feb 13 (ANI): Scientists have developed a non-toxic way to kill mosquitoes with a simple hack that uses ordinary baker's yeast and orange oil to eliminate the nasty insects while they are still in their larval stage.
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Common water treatment method can lead to formation of toxic compounds: St
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 5 (ANI): In the midst of the increasing practice of wastewater purification and reuse, a group of researchers has found that ozone treatment and subsequent chlorination can convert trace amounts of some pharmaceuticals in wastewater into toxic disinfection byproduc
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Wagga Wagga offers cooking oil grown in non polluted environment
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Nutritious food is not all about greens and fresh, but also ensuring that they are not contaminated with chemicals, similarly healthy cooking oil is not only about good and bad fats but also about the environment and pollution in the region where the
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Chhattisgarh: Six hospitalised after toxic gas leak in Bhilai steel plant
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhilai (Chhattisgarh) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Six people were hospitalised after inhaling toxic gas leaked in the Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh on Friday.
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Study reveals rising cases of serious harm to children involving strong pa
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): According to recent research in the US, the cases of poisoning among children due to high strength pain killer and their emergency admissions in hospitals have markedly gone up.
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Jharkhand: 'Killer gas' from underground coal mine fires spell slow deaths
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Flames, hazardous gases and smoke from fires leaping from the earth's fissures, those residing in the outskirts of Dhanbad in the vicinity of coal mine area say it is akin to living in a gas chamber.
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Sharif may be considered for possible toxicology screen if platelet count
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 13 (ANI): In a development likely to raise eyebrows, Pakistani media on Friday reported that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's toxicology screening for poisoning might be ordered 'if no cause or cure is found of his unstable platelets.'
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