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New Study Looking Closer At What Causes Lung Cancer

A new study takes a closer look at what might be causing lung cancer besides smoking.

The new study suggests that pollution from vehicle exhaust and other sources may account for some forms. Researchers studied some Texas residents and found an association between the release of Zinc, Chromium, copper and various types of lung cancer.

Experts stress that this is not a direct link and more studies need to be done to find out more.

Town hopes Superfund site will be used for recreation

March 21, 2005 (www.philly.com)

"And in Kingwood Township in Hunterdon County, the former DeRewal Chemical Co. site - once contaminated by cadmium, chromium, copper and lead - is used for nature walks, bike rides and bird-watching."

Cleaning up the mess Federal judge rules Honeywell International

March 19, 2005 (www.zwire.com)

Dissatisfied with pace of that these sites were being cleaned up, the ICO decided to take legal action. That led to the group filing the lawsuit in 1995 against companies who were responsible for the dumping of chromium on the 34-acre site.

State DEP secures funds for Forward Twp. cleanup

March 18, 2005 (www.zwire.com)

"Carrie and Jason Selvoski, who live on Route 136, are worried about their children Keelie, 5, and Mavrick, 3, whose blood tests revealed arsenic, chromium, and aluminum, they said."

Chemical clean-up mostly complete

March 17, 2005 (www.newsleader.com)

"Bob Kelly, the EPA's site manager, said that the contaminated water had been pumped out during the weekend, after tests results showed the water contained more than three times the allowable levels of chromium."

Environmentally safer catalyst proves more active in hydrogen

March 17, 2005 (www.chemie.de)

"Until now, the most popular commercial catalyst has been one made from iron and the toxic metal chromium. During hydrogen production, the catalyst can release chromium as a byproduct. When the catalyst material has passed its useful lifetime, it requires expensive disposal methods."

EPA releases rules on mercury emissions

March 16, 2005 (www.ardemgaz.com)

"John Stanton, vice president of the National Environmental Trust in Washington, D.C., complained that Tuesday’s rule ignores lead, chromium and other dangerous emissions that can be harmful to human health."

Honeywell site cleanup begins

March 16, 2005 (www.nj.com)

"It was also a problem the Interfaith Community Organization, a Hudson County citizens group to which Ashley belonged, would wind up wrestling with for more than a decade and one which they blamed, in large measure, on widespread chromium contamination in Jersey City and throughout Hudson County."

Honda to Stop Using Harmful Metals by End of This Year

March 15, 2005 (motortrend.com)

"The automaker has been reducing the use of the metals -- lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium -- in line with a call from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association to abolish their use in stages by the end of 2007."

Groups voice concerns with proposed OSHA rule

February 26, 2005 (www.abrn.com)

"The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has not adequately considered the impact that its proposed rule for occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium will have on collision repairers, according to the Automotive Service Association (ASA)."

Pacific Gas and Electric Company Implements Contingency Plan for

February 24, 2005 (biz.yahoo.com)

"SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company has notified the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) of the detection of hexavalent chromium at a new groundwater monitoring well that it recently installed as part of an ongoing remediation action that it is undertaking near Topock, at the California-Arizona border. As a result of this recent detection, DTSC has directed the utility to increase groundwater extraction rates and the frequency of monitoring at the site. PG&E immediately began complying with the DTSC directive."

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