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Find out toxic absorbers from the air
Environment

Find out toxic absorbers from the air

A new material that promises to remove some harmful substances from the air has been created by a team of scientists from the University of Limerick (UL) in Ireland.

September 5, 2022
The fuel is harmful like gasoline
Biology

The fuel is harmful like gasoline

E85 fuel can help reduce two carcinogenic wastes, benzene and butadiene, but increase the concentration of two other wastes, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. The new findi…

December 17, 2018
China severely punishes causing pollution
Environment

China severely punishes causing pollution

China's environmental monitoring agency has issued the heaviest penalty for a subsidiary of PetroChina because last year it leaked toxic substances to the river, losing…

December 16, 2018
Benzene pollution from poor-quality gasoline?
Environment

Benzene pollution from poor-quality gasoline?

The concentration of benzene in the environment in Ho Chi Minh City is ... 6.72 times the standard of the World Health Organization. Scientists are skeptical, may be rel…

December 16, 2018
Dryer for clothes that causes ... cancer
Medicine - Health

Dryer for clothes that causes ... cancer

According to the latest research by US scientists, the ventilators of clothes dryers are a source of toxic chemicals into the air, including dangerous chemicals that cau…

December 14, 2018
Romantic candles can lead to cancer
Medicine - Health

Romantic candles can lead to cancer

Smoke produced during the candle burning process is made from paraffin wax containing toxic ingredients, if used regularly, it can lead to cancer.

December 14, 2018
Paint and fake nails are harmful to health
Medicine - Health

Paint and fake nails are harmful to health

Painting and using fake nails adversely affects sisters' health. Hazardous chemicals such as acetone, benzene, toluene are at risk of allergies and high infections.

December 14, 2018
Cancer-causing soft drinks: America, Europe
Medicine - Health

Cancer-causing soft drinks: America, Europe

Currently, this problem is a fever in the US and European countries. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is conducting an investigation following the results of testing 230…

December 14, 2018
Risk of cancer from chemical plant explosion
Medicine - Health

Risk of cancer from chemical plant explosion

Exposure to benzene and nitrobenzene from the toxic chemical spill into Songhua River in China can cause residents to suffer from cancer and bone marrow diseases. This i…

December 14, 2018