water contaminant News
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Government proposes more steps to store Fukushima water
A government panel proposed additional measures to lessen the contaminated water crisis at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant, saying Tuesday that current plans are not enough to prevent the risk of a disaster. Officials on the Industry Ministry's contaminated water panel also said that the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant could run out of storage for contaminated water within two years if current ...
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San Diego Mayor Gets C+ on Water Quality Report Card
SAN DIEGO, California, October 18, 2007 (ENS) - San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders was graded a C+ for his actions to preserve water quality by an environmental group, which Thursday released its sixth annual San Diego Water Quality Report Card. Since 2001, San Diego Coastkeeper has commissioned Strategic Community Consulting to assess each San Diego City Council member in their actions on issues ...
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Japan plant radioactive water into sea likely
A Japanese utility said Monday its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is likely leaking contaminated water into sea, acknowledging for the first time a problem long suspected by experts. Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, also came under fire Monday for not disclosing earlier that the number of plant workers with thyroid radiation exposures exceeding ...
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Japan nuke-plant water tanks flawed, workers say
When tons of radioactive water leaked from a storage tank at Fukushima's crippled nuclear power plant and other containers hurriedly put up by the operator encountered problems, Yoshitatsu Uechi was not surprised. He wonders if one of the tanks he built will be next. He's an auto mechanic. He was a tour-bus driver for a while. He had no experience building tanks or working at a nuclear plant, ...
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EPA Makes Preliminary Determination to Regulate Strontium in Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made a preliminary determination to regulate strontium in the nation's drinking water. Strontium is a naturally occurring element that, at elevated levels, can impact bone strength in people who do not consume enough calcium. A regulatory determination is a formal decision on whether EPA should initiate a rulemaking process to regulate a specific ...
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PERKINELMER ANNOUNCES GLOBAL LAUNCH OF ECOANALYTIXTM INITIATIVE
BEIJING – PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI) a global technology leader in Health Sciences, today unveiled EcoAnalytixTM, a revolutionary problem-solving initiative that addresses the global imperatives of food safety, water quality and biofuels development. “World-class analytical measurement systems are required to ensure that our food and water supplies are contaminant-free, and that the promise ...
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ASTM D3986 - 11 standard test method for barium in brines, seawater, and brackish water by direct-current argon plasma atomic emission spectroscopy
All waters containing acid soluble barium compounds are known to be toxic. This test method is useful for the determination of barium in brines, seawater, and brackish waters. Consumption, inhalation, or absorption of 500 to 600 mg of barium is considered fatal to human beings. Lower levels may result in disorders of the heart, blood vessels, and nerves. The drinking water standards set the ...
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