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Thirdhand Smoke Creates Indoor Cancer Risk
Published February 9, 2010, 10:24 am, MedicineNet.com
Title: Thirdhand Smoke Creates Indoor Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 2/9/2010 9:19:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/9/2010 9:19:13 AM
China Report Shows More Pollution in Waterways
Published February 9, 2010, 10:23 am, New York Times
China revealed that water pollution in 2007 was more than twice as severe as had been reported in the past.
Thirdhand smoke can cause cancer: Study
Published February 9, 2010, 9:07 am, Press TV
While secondhand smoke had long been known to have cancer-causing properties, a new study reports thirdhand smoke has the same effects.
Scientists link deadly carcinogens to 'thirdhand smoke' from tobacco
Published February 9, 2010, 7:30 am, Vallejo Times-Herald
A common indoor air chemical reacts with residues of tobacco smoke clinging to clothing, skin and surfaces to form potent carcinogens, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory reported in a study published Monday.A few years ago, researchers began paying closer attention
Thirdhand smoke forms indoor carcinogens, Lawrence Berkeley lab scientists report
Published February 9, 2010, 7:29 am, The Fremont Argus
Carcinogens form when 'thirdhand smoke' combines with common pollutant, researchers say
Chester Township neighborhood closer to getting clean water
Published February 9, 2010, 7:20 am, Observer-Tribune
CHESTER TWP. - Officials of the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) have promised residents of Schoolhouse Lane they will have a potable water line within 16 months.
China Report Shows More Pollution in Waterways
Published February 9, 2010, 7:04 am, New York Times
China revealed that water pollution in 2007 was more than twice as severe as official figures that had long omitted agricultural waste.
ASHRAE Receives NIST Grant to Study IAQ in Retail Stores
Published February 9, 2010, 5:47 am, ThomasNet
ASHRAE has been awarded $1.5 million to conduct 3-year research project on ventilation and indoor air quality in retail stores. Through study, ASHRAE is seeking to improve energy efficiency of ventilation systems while maintaining air quality by determining relationship between ventilation rates and IAQ, using measured ventilation and pollutant concentration data. Measurements will be conducted ...
Jet fuel blooms in seawater
Published February 9, 2010, 5:35 am, vnunet.com
Andrew Charlesworth, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 9 February 2010 at 13:20:00 Researchers use salicornia plants in carbon-negative process to grow biofuels A project to produce high-grade biofuels from saltwater-tolerant salicornia plants is under way at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi. The integrated approach, which includes fish farming and a mangrove plantation, has the ...
New Details On The Dangers Of Third-Hand Smoke Revealed By Study
Published February 9, 2010, 5:35 am, Medical News Today
Nicotine in third-hand smoke, the residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been extinguished, reacts with the common indoor air pollutant nitrous acid to produce dangerous carcinogens. This new potential health hazard was revealed in a multi-institutional study led by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab ...
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