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Chromium 6 cleaning plans run aground
This article has been amended, see note below for details. After spending more than 10 years and roughly $9 million, engineers testing two high-tech methods for removing chromium 6 from groundwater say neither method can reliably bring levels of the...Tags: Water, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Research, Metal
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Intersections: Working to stop the cycle of violence
A two-week event that aims to raise awareness about gender violence began this week and will continue until early December in an effort to engage local, national and international communities and strengthen work about a global problem that knows no...Tags: Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups
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Water probe involves Disney
Federal and state regulators are investigating whether a vintage air conditioning system at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank played a role in contaminating groundwater with chromium 6, a cancer-causing heavy metal widely used in aerospace manufacturing...
Tags: Water, Science and Technology, Metal, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cancer
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Chromium 6 removal process could cost $27 million over two decades
For the first time, a Glendale research team testing methods for stripping chromium 6 from groundwater has released an estimate for how much it will cost long term — putting the tab at up to $27 million over 20 years. The costs will be a key...
Tags: Science and Technology, Research, Metal, Iron (dietary supplement), Medical Procedures and Tests
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Glendale-based importer recalls Canadian cheese
Glendale-based Kradjian Importing Co. is recalling 231 cases of cheese because the products may be contaminated with listeria, bacteria that can be fatal to small children or those with weak immune systems.
The recall, posted by the Food and Drug...Tags: Symptoms, Imports, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diarrhea, Economy, Business and Finance
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Schiff pushes EPA to release information on chromium 6 contamination
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) increased pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday to issue a long-awaited final report on the health impact of water tainted with chromium 6 on humans, calling the slow progress “unconscionable.”...Tags: Water, Environmental Pollution, Adam Schiff, Metal, Water Pollution
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Antibiotics in livestock raising concerns up the food chain
While Sam Spitz's friends were loading up on pizza for lunch, the Whitney Young High School sophomore opted for a chicken Caesar salad. Spitz was in training for a big sophomore baseball season — after having pitched on the school's varsity team...
Tags: Science and Technology, Harvard University, Food and Drug Administration, Consumer Goods Industries, U.S. Congress
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Blood donation is valuable, so why not pay donors?
Los Angeles TimesNeed more blood donors? Economists have a suggestion: Pay them. For nearly 40 years, efforts to compensate people for donating blood have been discouraged by the World Health Organization. In the United States, the American Red Cross says “all...Tags: Human Interest, Finance, Car Safety Tips and Advice, American Red Cross, Economy, Business and Finance
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H7N9 bird flu can pass between mammals, researchers find
Scientists are gaining a better understanding of the H7N9 bird flu that has sickened more than 130 people -- and killed more than 30 -- in China and Taiwan since February. The latest research into the virus, which before this year had never been...
Tags: Science and Technology, Viral Diseases and Infections, Newspaper and Magazine, Bird Flu, Flu
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The Front Burner: Breed-specific regulation: Not new and not working
We all want to live safely, including with dogs. With that purpose in mind, we should adopt policies that have succeeded, and avoid ones that failed. Breed-specific regulation did not originate with pit bulls. Long Branch, N.J., banned the Spitz in...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Litigation and Regulation, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Humane Society of the United States, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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The case for food stamps
To hear Republicans — and some Democrats — in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. The prevailing debate in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, which contains funding for food stamps...
Tags: Personal Income, Health Insurance Cost, Osteoporosis, Nutrition, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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On the Town: Burbank City Council recognizes senior volunteers, Nickelodeon partners with schools
Nickelodeon Animation Studios has formed a partnership with Muir Middle School to help get its media program running, said Carson Smith, human resources manager. Nickelodeon's media technology services team, under Director Boris Beaubien, worked with...Tags: YMCA, Charity, Arts and Culture, Relay for Life, Nickelodeon (tv network)
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