Do You Live Near a Risky Chemical Plant?

Do You Live Near a Risky Chemical Plant?

This map shows the 9,000 chemical plants across the U.S. where, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, a "catastrophic chemical release" could occur. It helps us answer an unsavory question—whether you live near a potentially dangerous chemical plant.

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A toxic and deadly week in landscape reads.

A toxic and deadly week in landscape reads. We learn how, remarkably, tourist poop is flown by helicopter out of national parks, how Silicon Valley exports toxic waste all over the country, how poison lurks in our old televisions, and how the land can just fall away in the form of Washington’s deadly mudslide.

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3D Printers Could Be Deadlier Than You Think

Cleopatra reportedly committed suicide by having an asp bite her, as she felt that life is no longer worth living, and since getting a poisonous snake to do the job of an assassin is not a surefire plan that will […]

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Gross, Here Are 5 Toxic Chemicals in Your Food

You know what I hate about eating? The constant conversation on whether this food is good for you or bad for you. It seems to change everyday! New reports say this will cause cancer. Other reports say the same thing can prevent it. Even awful food that contains arsenic and other toxic chemicals can be somehow reasoned to be not as bad for you. This video by BuzzFeed shows you what’s toxic inside the food you eat (birthday cake! chicken!) but how it isn’t all that bad for you either. Let’s just either eat what’s delicious or not eat at all! [BuzzFeed Video]

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iPhone 5 chemical study shows a green Apple, leaves room for improvement

iPhone 5 chemical study shows a green Apple, leaves room for more improvement

Eventually, that shiny new iPhone 5 will have to meet its untimely end, whether it’s in a landfill or (preferably) a recycling company’s machinery. When it does, you’ll at least be glad to know that Apple has kept the toxin levels down. HealthyStuff and iFixit have dissected the extra skinny smartphone and put it in the same “low concern” category for potential harm that’s normally occupied by phones wearing their green credentials on their sleeves. Lest anyone rush to tell Greenpeace about the feat, just remember that there’s a difference between proficiency at excising dangerous chemicals and getting rid of them completely: HealthyStuff still found small traces of bromine, chlorine, lead and mercury in the iPhone 5’s construction, which could pose risks if the handset is ever broken apart or melted for scrap. Some concern also exists that the x-ray fluorescence spectrometer doesn’t reveal the full extent of any toxic materials. Whether or not these remain sore points for you, the new iPhone is at least easier on the eco-friendly conscience than most of its peers.

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Hungary’s Red Sludge Disaster Zone Still Looks Apocalyptic Two Years Later [Image Cache]

In 2010, a lake of caustic, poison mud from an aluminum manufacturing operation spilled out and destroyed a nearby town, along with much of the native life. Humans were killed and burned, property destroyed. And it still looks like Mars. More »