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Chatham-Kent man finds high levels of radioactive gas in new home — wants others to check
27 Mar 2024 16:56 GMT
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Radon is an odourless, invisible, radioactive gas naturally released from rocks … of lung cancer deaths after cigarettes, according to the Canadian Lung …
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BREAKING: Citizens’ Groups Ask Court to Stop ‘Glorified Landfill’ for Radioactive Waste
08 Feb 2024 05:55 GMT
… inventory in terms of radioactivity (even though it … to Earth as radioactive rain, radioactive snow, or radioactive condensation (dew).” … no “acceptable” number of cigarettes you can smoke, there … a radioactive element to lose half of its radioactivity, and …
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Shipyard veterans may have been exposed to cancer-causing radioactive materials. The Navy has not told them.
27 Jan 2024 12:17 GMT
… report, outlining efforts to address radioactive materials that have contaminated the … began globally in 1945, released radioactive materials into the atmosphere that … evaluations, dental assessments and alcohol, tobacco and toxicology screens.
“Time was …
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1-in-4 homes in Kansas test high for radioactive gas
24 Jan 2024 17:02 GMT
… January to address a deadly radioactive gas found in homes.
Radon … of lung cancer behind smoking cigarettes, according to the KDHE. You … learn more about radon and tobacco, click here.
For more local …
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Recycling cigarette waste to produce green fuel
27 Nov 2023 18:28 GMT
… Cigarette waste contains extensive amounts of toxic chemicals, carcinogens, microplastic fibers, and radioactive … a unique structure. Cigarettes are made of three components—tobacco, paper and a … to separate all components. Since tobacco is a toxic waste, the …
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The Tobacco Bill Is Now Schrödinger’s Cat
09 Oct 2023 03:58 GMT
… automatically smashed if a radioactive particle decays – is … s first proposed standalone tobacco control Act that envisions … both conventional and electronic cigarettes for everyone born from … claiming that the generational tobacco and vape prohibition would …
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Japan Is Releasing Wastewater Into the Pacific: What to Know About Radioactivity and Seafood
24 Aug 2023 10:04 GMT
… . You can’t completely avoid radioactivity
Radioactive material can kill you. Scientists … to smoke three packs of cigarettes a day, but I… worth, smoking one pack of cigarettes a day is estimated to …
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Tobacco causes Buerger’s disease
15 Aug 2023 00:36 GMT
… success. Angiography uses a radioactive contrast material (making it … and all exposure to tobacco is essential. Quitting can … Obviously, the topic of cigarettes invites a blanket condemnation … million Americans still consume tobacco products, more than one …
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Commentary: What’s in vapes? Toxins, heavy metals, maybe radioactive polonium
12 Aug 2023 22:34 GMT
The process of heating e-liquids to create an inhalable aerosol also changes their chemical make-up to produce degradation products.
These include, formaldehyde, a substance used to embalm dead bodies; acetaldehyde, a key substance that contributes to a …
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What’s in vapes? Toxins, heavy metals, maybe radioactive polonium
10 Aug 2023 20:10 GMT
… news in recent weeks is radioactive polonium-210, the same substance … ’s because tobacco plants absorb it and other radioactive materials from the … non-smoker. People who buy tobacco cigarettes are also confronted with a …