COHOES -- Norlite, the state's only commercial hazardous waste incinerator, failed a self-test last fall for emissions of dioxin, a highly toxic carcinogen, the state Department of Environmental ...

Test relies on visual inspection of ash to then check soil for toxins, which is ‘unlikely to give a complete picture’ of contamination A plan to test for toxic dioxins near the site of a February ...

Nine Midland properties have dioxin contamination levels higher than 250 parts per trillion after one round of Dow Chemical Co.'s testing. Dow crews sampled 97 properties this summer of the 106 ...

The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday its mobile incinerator has succeeded in destroying dioxin, a breakthrough officials hope will lead to the clean-up of the nation`s dioxin sites. ”The ...

EAST PALESTINE, Pa. (KDKA/AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency said it's requiring Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins at the site of the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The ...

No two accidents are ever the same. Nor are the causes and consequences directly comparable. Nevertheless, there may be some value in comparing the responses to two major chemical accidents which ...

Why are chickens so sensitive to dioxins, but terns seem much more resistant, despite their exposure through eating dioxin-tainted fish? The life-or-death difference researchers have found can be ...

For years, it looked as if contamination in an industrial neighborhood beside the South Park Marina was coming from the old Malarkey asphalt plant next door to the marina. There, workers are known to ...

After a catastrophic 38-train car derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, some officials are raising concerns about a type of toxic substance that tends to stay in the environment. Sherrod Brown and J.D.

Using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, we measured lipid-adjusted serum levels for all 2,3,7,8-substituted dioxins and furans, and four coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls in 62 workers with ...

Why are chickens so sensitive to dioxins, but terns seem much more resistant, despite their exposure through eating dioxin-tainted fish? The life-or-death difference researchers have found can be ...