email July 28th, 2007
Pollution leaves 200,000 people without tap water for 40 hours in
Charleston Gazette - In one of China’s worst recent cases of river pollution, a November 2005 spill of potentially cancer-causing chemicals, including benzene, into the Songhua forced the northeastern city of Harbin to sever water supplies to 3.8 million people for five
email July 26th, 2007
Baron & Budd, P.C., Announces California Asbestos Settlement
Forbes - The firm represents individuals with mesothelioma and other diseases caused by asbestos; leukemia caused by benzene; and injuries caused by other toxic substances and pharmaceuticals. The firm also represents water authorities seeking clean-up costs
email July 25th, 2007
Smoke-free or die
Detroit Free Press - You also draw into your lungs formaldehyde, which is used to preserve dead bodies, and benzene, arsenic, ammonia, carbon monoxide and dozens of other chemicals that cause cancer. There are more than 4,000 chemical compounds in cigarette smoke, and