A sex offender hunted over a chemical attack which left a girl and her mother with potentially life-changing injuries was granted asylum to stay in the UK despite his conviction. Abdul Ezedi (35), from the Newcastle area, described by police as having “significant injuries to the right side of his face”, is still on the […]
A toddler and her mother have suffered potentially life-changing injuries after an alkaline substance was thrown at them in an attack in London which saw 11 people taken to hospital. Police in the British capital said the 31-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter, alongside her other daughter, aged eight, remain in hospital following the incident […]
Ukraine has informed the OSCE about the 626 documented chemical attacks by Russia. Source: Nataliia Kostenko, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the International Organizations in Vienna, during a meeting of the OSCE Security Cooperation Forum, quoted by Ukrinform news agency Quote: “Trying to suppress the resistance of the Ukrainian military, Russian troops widely use […]
Water samples indicate that a 1,4-dioxane release reported on Friday has moved past the Town of Pittsboro’s water intake and concentrations in the town’s water are falling, according to a town spokesman. “It appears the slug of 1,4 dioxane has passed by the Town, the portion that made it into our system is decreasing, and […]
Russian forces launched five attacks with munitions containing poisonous chemicals against Ukrainian soldiers on the southeastern front lines in the past day, Oleksandr Shtupun, the spokesman for the Tavria group of forces, said on Jan. 30. Russia has recently increased its use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, with 81 cases documented only in December, according […]
South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is recovering in hospital after undergoing a medical procedure for chemical burns. The 51-year-old, who led the Springboks to World Cup glory in 2019 as head coach, sustained the injury in a “freak accident using a powerful detergent product”. Erasmus is expected to be able to return to […]
Water samples collected by Pittsboro officials Friday morning show that a slug of 1,4-dioxane is just beginning to reach the town’s drinking water intake on the Haw River. Officials detected 3.07 parts per billion of the toxic chemical in raw water collected from its intake, Pittsboro spokesman Colby Sawyer wrote in a press release. The […]
A public health watchdog group recently revealed that companies such as Shell have been burying evidence of the dangers of benzene, a chemical that is used to make dyes, detergents, rubbers, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. What happened? Public Health Watch reviewed corporate documents about benzene from lawsuits, interviews with scientists, lawyers, and other experts. According to […]
A shelter-in-place order has been lifted after a chemical leak in Northern Ohio Monday morning. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Hazmat crews respond to chemical leak in Ohio Monday The leak happened after a hydrochloric acid pipe broke at Bleachtech LLC in Medina County, according to CBS affiliate WOIO in Cleveland. The Medina Sheriff’s office issued a half-mile […]
Ukraine’s Defence Forces have recorded 626 cases of Russia using munitions containing toxic chemicals, including 51 cases in January 2024 alone. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine фото Генштабу ЗСУ Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Quote: “The defence forces have recorded 626 cases of Russia using munitions containing […]
Two local lawmakers are announcing a bipartisan effort today to regulate a toxic industrial chemical that has tainted the drinking water of thousands of people in Seminole County for years and possibly decades. There are no mandatory limits or other drinking water regulations for the chemical, 1,4-dioxane, whose dangers were little discussed until a series […]
The Defence Forces recorded 465 cases of Russia’s use of munitions equipped with toxic chemicals, including 81 cases in December 2023 alone. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on social media Details: It is noted that the dynamics of use are growing. Thus, in just one day on 19 December, Russia carried […]