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Millions of Bangladeshis have to use contaminated water daily
The poor have to use arsenic-contaminated water, while two decades ago, this substance has been known to cause cancer.
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The 10 biggest dangers to the environment and people
Cooking with charcoal is one of the leading threats to human health. Meanwhile, contaminated surface water is even more frightening than radioactive waste
Environment
Panic because of water poisoning
Nearly ten thousand people in My Dinh 2 urban area are extremely confused when they know that their daily water sources for many years have high levels of arsenic.
Environment
Japan will restart the nuclear reactor safely
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that the country will restart its nuclear reactors, which are said to be safe, amid concerns and objections.
Environment
100 tons of radioactive water leaked at Fukushima
According to Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on February 20, about 100 tons of high-level radioactive water was leaked through one of the tanks at the Fukushima nuc…
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Contaminated water is flowing into the Fukushima building 1
January 18, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said water that could contain radioactive material is flowing into a sewer on the first floor of a building containing r…
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Japan: 1.6 million tons of contaminated water seeps into the ground
TEPCO officials said they found water leaked from the seams of the moat on December 21.
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Discovered more leakage of contaminated water in Fukushima 1
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said on October 2 that it has detected a leak of contaminated water in the upper part of a storage tank named 'Nam B' on the Fukushi…
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Japan: More than 1000 tons of contaminated water flows into the sea
Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which operates the Fukushima nuclear power plant, on September 17, said it poured out into the Pacific a total of 1,130 ton…
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60 billion bq of radiation leaks into the Pacific every day
This statement is in stark contrast to recent Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's statement that the Japanese government is controlling the problem of leaking radioactive water…
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Very high radiation index at Fukushima
According to TEPCO, the highest radiation index has just been detected up to 1,800 millisievert (mSv) an hour in one of the containers, a dose that can be fatal if expos…
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Japan spent over 400 million USD cleaning Fukushima
Reuters on September 3 reported Tokyo will spend nearly 50 billion yen (more than $ 400 million) on emergency measures to cope with the crisis of radioactive water leaka…
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Tape Fukushima nuclear power plant
An ice ring formed in the ground to cover the Fukushima nuclear power plant, preventing radioactivity from spilling out.
Environment
Contaminated water at Fukushima enters groundwater
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said on September 5 that it detected a concentration of 650 becquerel per liter of groundwater near a tank that leaked water at…
Environment
300 tons of contaminated water leaked out
On August 21, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said that at least 300 tons of highly contaminated water in a reservoir of the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant had lea…