Tag: toxic

  • Toxic byproducts of Agent Orange continue to pollute Vietnam environment, researchers say

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    Toxic byproducts of Agent Orange are polluting the environment in Vietnam, including its food supply, 50 years later. During the Vietnam War, U.S. aircraft sprayed more than 20 million gallons of herbicides – including Agent Orange – on the country’s forests, crops and wetlands. Agent Orange contains a byproduct called dioxin TCDD, which can remain in the environment […]

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  • E-Waste – Already Accounting for 40% of the Lead in U.S Landfills

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    By Alex Mardikian Electronic waste, or e-waste, along with plastics and other such non- degradable waste is not just filling up our landfills, it is actually changing the earth’s geology. There is an urgent need to reduce our use of electronic items, reuse to the extent we can, and recycle as much as we can. […]

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