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City wants state to speed up pollution cleanup

PAYNESVILLE, Minn. (AP) - Fourteen years after two dangerous chemicals were found in water samples from two Paynesville city wells, municipal officials want to know why the state has been so slow to...

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Sunken tanker leaking highly toxic chemicals off French coast

...air samples and test the extent of the leak. The tanker, which went down Tuesday, was carrying 6,000 tons of dangerous chemicals -- mostly styrene, which is used to make plastics, rubber and resins. Officials said a strong odor of chemicals...

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We're getting more folic acid

...research continues to link folic acid to decreased risk of heart disease and stroke because it helps to convert a dangerous chemical -- homocysteine -- to a benign substance called methionine. Last week, a team of researchers from Kurume University...

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...smoke should not downplay the harm their smoking can do to children. Smoke, even second-hand smoke, contains dangerous chemicals. Children exposed to smoke will have IQs equivalent to children who have low-level lead poisoning. They will...

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Two dead, one missing after explosion and chemical fire

...spokeswoman Jane Crawford. The missing worker's name was not immediately released. A railcar that contained a dangerous chemical and was parked at the factory exploded about 4:30 a.m. and was still burning six hours later, said company...

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Use turpentine and salt to scrub shower panes

...Don't rinse this solution down the drain. Instead, wipe it up with a paper towel. That way you don't introduce dangerous chemicals into the waste system. After the paper towels have air-dried, they're safe to discard in the normal fashion...

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...front yard? (gasp) Or your children and their health? That's what it comes down to, people. Is the use of dangerous chemicals. I'd rather have the weeds. Gary E. Finch Brainerd

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Majority of deaths result from natural causes

...male drivers while four involved females. Amatuzio said she used to say alcohol and testosterone were the most dangerous chemicals. Amatuzio said the percentage of motor vehicle deaths were staying low, which was a testament to seat-belt...

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County's role in fighting secondhand smoke weighed

...exposure to secondhand smoke can cause immediate harm and the only way to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke's dangerous chemicals is to eliminate smoking indoors. "It's a major report for us in the health field," said Gwen Anderson, Crow...

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...the mayor's salary $100 per month. I voted against fluoridation because I understand that fluoride can be a dangerous chemical and believe any medication should not be forced upon an entire citizenry. (Read the warning label on any toothpaste...

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