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20 Dec 2010 10:22

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U.S.: New EPA study: Erin Brokovich has her work cut out for her

  • $333
    million     the amount Brokovich got a town of 600 people whose water was contaminated with hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen
  • 31
    cities     also have this carcinogen in their water, which means that Erin might have to take her carcinogen-fighting show on the road source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

09 Jun 2010 10:17

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Biz: BPA: It lines your cans of Campbell’s Soup, and may cause cancer

Like soup, do ya? You’ll like it even more – along with Diet Coke and any other canned food – when you realize it contains BPA, a possible carcinogen. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

29 Jul 2009 18:15

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World: Not-so-breaking news: tanning beds and UV radiation cause cancer

  • Don’t fake+bake guys. Cancer researchers now have proof that radiation is carcinogenic – which isn’t so awesome. This puts it among the ranks of tobacco, chimney sweeping and all those fun and healthy things that are definite causes of cancer. No big deal, orange was so last year anyway. source
Posted by Nathalie Heiberg • 0 Comments • Permalink
 
 
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