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MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS KILLING FISH IN RIVER
REX SPRINGSTON, RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH - A mysterious affliction is
killing fish once again in the Shenandoah River region. Anglers and
state scientists are reporting hundreds of dead and sick fish in the
Shenandoah River and its north and south forks. The fish apparently
began dying last weekend. . . The deaths have become a grim spring
ritual since they began in 2003. No one knows what's killing the fish. A
task force, including state and federal agencies, universities and
community groups, is investigating. . . In October, Gov. Timothy M.
Kaine made up to $150,000 available to step up the investigation. . .
The dead and dying fish are typically afflicted with sores. Something
apparently is reducing the resistance of the fish to illness, but no one
knows why that is happening, Hayden said.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-
articles-RTD-2007-04-27-0156.html
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200,000 DIE ANNUALLY FROM WORKPLACE RELATED CANCERS
REUTERS - At least 200,000 people die every year from cancers related
to their workplaces, mainly from inhaling asbestos fibers and
second-hand tobacco smoke, the World Health Organisation said. The U.N.
agency said every 10th lung cancer death is related to occupational
hazards, and about 125 million people worldwide are exposed to asbestos
at work, leading to at least 90,000 deaths each year.
Thousands more die of leukemia from workplace exposure to benzene -- an
organic compound used in rubbers, dyes, drugs, and pesticides, widely
used in chemical and diamond industries -- and those exposed to
second-hand smoke at work have twice the risk of lung cancer than those
in a smoke-free environment.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=
healthNews&storyid=2007-04-27T135142Z_01_L27576834_
RTRUKOC_0_US-CANCER-WORKPLACE.xml
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MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS KILLING FISH IN RIVER
REX SPRINGSTON, RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH - A mysterious affliction is
killing fish once again in the Shenandoah River region. Anglers and
state scientists are reporting hundreds of dead and sick fish in the
Shenandoah River and its north and south forks. The fish apparently
began dying last weekend. . . The deaths have become a grim spring
ritual since they began in 2003. No one knows what's killing the fish. A
task force, including state and federal agencies, universities and
community groups, is investigating. . . In October, Gov. Timothy M.
Kaine made up to $150,000 available to step up the investigation. . .
The dead and dying fish are typically afflicted with sores. Something
apparently is reducing the resistance of the fish to illness, but no one
knows why that is happening, Hayden said.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-
articles-RTD-2007-04-27-0156.html
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200,000 DIE ANNUALLY FROM WORKPLACE RELATED CANCERS
REUTERS - At least 200,000 people die every year from cancers related
to their workplaces, mainly from inhaling asbestos fibers and
second-hand tobacco smoke, the World Health Organisation said. The U.N.
agency said every 10th lung cancer death is related to occupational
hazards, and about 125 million people worldwide are exposed to asbestos
at work, leading to at least 90,000 deaths each year.
Thousands more die of leukemia from workplace exposure to benzene -- an
organic compound used in rubbers, dyes, drugs, and pesticides, widely
used in chemical and diamond industries -- and those exposed to
second-hand smoke at work have twice the risk of lung cancer than those
in a smoke-free environment.
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=
healthNews&storyid=2007-04-27T135142Z_01_L27576834_
RTRUKOC_0_US-CANCER-WORKPLACE.xml
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