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  1. 25th Anniversary of Bhopal today and area around the Union Carbide factory still has high concentrations of pesticides and heavy metals 9:53 AM Dec 3rd from web
  2. Australian health and medical advisory body will reconsider revising its guidelines for blood lead levels -- start of a trend? 9:38 PM Dec 2nd from web
  3. New study: MRI scans show frontal lobe of the brain permanently damaged by lead exposure inhibiting decision making and impulse control 10:55 AM Dec 2nd from web
  4. Get info on our Silica Hazards Conference Dec 11-12, New Delhi: http://www.okinternational.org/silica_conference.html 11:36 AM Dec 1st from web
  5. 1 Month to go: CDC goal of eliminating elevated blood lead levels in children by 2010 but approximately 250,000 US children are overexposed 11:20 AM Dec 1st from web
  6. A sandblaster has been awarded $7.6 million from his x-employer after contracting silicosis from exposure to silica dust at his former job. 3:38 PM Nov 30th from web
  7. NYT today: Benzene used in natural gas drilling fluids and the number of other chemicals used in drilling fluids numbers in the thousands 8:58 AM Nov 28th from web
  8. Some U.S. drywall emitted sulfur gases - not at levels as high as the defective Chinese drywall, but unexpected according to CBS news. 4:21 PM Nov 27th from web
  9. China to relocate 1,400 families who live near a smelter that caused lead poisoning in about 850 children in northern Shaanxi province 10:48 AM Nov 27th from web
  10. Study finds that emissions of ultrafine particles were 10 times background levels about 100 yards downwind of the Santa Monica airport. 11:47 AM Nov 25th from web
  11. Former South African gold miners who contracted silicosis while working for Anglo American are taking the mining giant to court. 9:57 AM Nov 25th from web
  12. Learn more about our Silica Hazards conference partners, the Public Health Foundation of India: http://www.phfi.org/ 2:51 PM Nov 24th from web
  13. Feds say that “strong association” exists between chemicals in Chinese drywall in thousands of homes and electrical problems in those homes 8:46 AM Nov 24th from web
  14. Lead battery company East Penn Manufacturing says they are already meeting new lowered USEPA lead standard in effect next October 11:25 AM Nov 23rd from web
  15. 500000 Indian workers exposed to silica dust, millions suffering from nonoccupational exposure. Need national solution: http://bit.ly/57s2Pz 9:51 AM Nov 23rd from web
  16. still working to ban asbestos in countries where it's use is still on the rise see: http://www.ibasecretariat.org/ 4:32 PM Nov 22nd from web
  17. Workers exposed to silica at OSHA acceptable level have a 35-47% chance of developing silicosis - better than vegas - ready for new standard 9:31 AM Nov 20th from web
  18. Update OSHA: Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, yesterday approved David Michaels nomination as Asst Secretary OSHA 10:48 AM Nov 19th from web
  19. Those exposed to silica are 7x more likely to contract TB. More about the silicosis - TB link here: http://bit.ly/2zTCVt 1:03 PM Nov 18th from web
  20. Lead poisoning problem likely to increase: China is expected to produce approx. 3.7 million tonnes of lead in 2009 - up 12% to 15% from 2008 9:55 AM Nov 18th from web