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BEIJING — A Chinese court sentenced a kindergarten operator to life imprisonment on Friday after 247 preschool children were found to have abnormally high blood lead levels from consuming food contaminated with toxic substances. The Intermediate People's Court of Lanzhou City in…
Home - Social Issues CURRENT AFFAIRS: PFAS, Forever Chemicals, Drinking Water Quality, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), PFOA, PFOS, IARC, CSIR-IITR, Water Treatment, Emerging Contaminants PFAS Contamination in India Raises Drinking Water Safety Concerns: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been…
A NURSERY boss has been jailed for life after hundreds of children were poisoned with toxic pigments deliberately added to their school meals. Li Huifang was handed the crushing sentence after 247 youngsters were found with dangerously high levels of lead…
Almost 40 per cent (38.4 per cent to be accurate) of children aged 12–59 months and many pregnant women in Bangladesh have toxic amounts of lead in their blood, shows representative research. The blood lead level among the Bangladeshi infants is at or…
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) -A new PFAS treatment system began operating this summer at the Greater Augusta Utility District, one of only a few facilities of its kind in Maine. In 2024, the Greater Augusta Utility District learned one of its largest…
The Sheridan Press SHERIDAN â October marks Childrenâs Health Month as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging families to recognize environmental hazards that could threaten childrenâs health. Lead exposure, wildfire smoke and poor air quality are…
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Published 1:30 am Friday, October 16, 2026 The Navy plans to connect a North Whidbey building to Oak Harbor’s municipal water system after tests found potentially harmful “forever chemicals” in its private drinking water well. Concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ranging from…
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A new report from Environment America found that 83% of water samples collected across the United States tested positive for PFAS, also known as forever chemicals. A U.S. Geological Survey study found nearly half of tap water in the country…
In China, Li Huifan, the operator of the Heshi Peixin kindergarten in the city of Tianshui, Gansu province, was sentenced to life imprisonment in a case involving the lead poisoning of more than 200 children. The court also ordered the confiscation…