Posts tagged toxic

• Public Justice Formally Joins Bleed Air Lawsuit

  Brandon West | October 05, 2009 8:14 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  For Terry Williams, the health effects of contaminated bleed air have been life altering. A flight attendant for 17 years, Ms. Williams suffered injuries preventing her from working, from taking...

• Santa Susana Rocketdyne Facility Continues to Plague Surrounding Community

  Helen Zukin | October 09, 2006 3:00 AM | 1 CommentLos Angeles, CA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Toxic exposures from Rocketdyne facility continue to cause concern. Radioactive release causes excess cancer deaths. A scientific panel released its long awaited report on Thursday, concluding that the 1959 nuclear reactor meltdown at the Rocketdyne facility was responsible for hundreds of excess cancer deaths. For almost fifty years, the Rocketdyne Santa Susana Field Lab conducted its nuclear...

• Ban on Phthalates Takes Effect in California January 2009

  Susan Devine | May 07, 2008 1:28 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Last October 2007, California Assemblywoman Fiona Ma introduced legislation to ban the use of phthalates in California. The law was passed by the California Legislature and will take effect in...

• Drunk Drivers Cause Fatal Car Crashes

  Claude Wyle | January 15, 2012 1:10 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  We know that driving while under the influence of alcohol or a drug is no laughing matter. DUI violations are severely reprimanded for a good reason: People are injured and killed on the roads...

• $7 Million Awarded to Mesothelioma Victim

  Miriam Schimmel | March 13, 2008 2:22 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Asbestos manufacturer, Georgia Pacific Corp., was ordered by a San Francisco jury to pay in excess of $7 million to plaintiffs, Joan and Daniel Mahoney. Plaintiffs sued Georgia Pacific claiming that Mrs. Mahoney developed terminal cancer from exposure to asbestos fibers released during her work in a home remodeling business with her husband. Her husband testified that she was exposed to the...

• Petrochemical Industry Continues to Attempt to Suppress Link Between Benzine Exposure and Disease

  Paul Kiesel | November 12, 2006 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Industry should not attempt to influence studies linking benzene exposure to cancer. The public should be protected from the petrochemical industries "junk science". A recent article published in the respected International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health sheds light on the petrochemical industry's efforts to withhold data showing that employees working with benzene have an...

• Mounting Evidence of Perchlorate Dangers

  Helen Zukin | October 30, 2006 3:00 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Perchlorate found to cause thyroid damage. Further evidence of perchlorate dangers to humans. A recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia has found that low levels of perchlorate, previously considered safe, can cause thyroid disease in women. Perchlorate is a common ingredient in rocket fuel and is a widespread contaminate of groundwater...

• Airplane Ventilation System Defect the Focus of Air Bleed Contamination Case

  Brandon West | September 03, 2009 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  For former flight attendant Terry Williams, there is no doubt in her mind that the ventilation system used on the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 is defective, potentially exposing passengers and airline...

• California Officials Warn About Lead Danger

  Shannon Weidemann | March 20, 2008 7:08 AM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Lead is a toxic substance that can cause brain damage, seizures and death. The California Department of Toxic Substance Control is trying to get the message out that lead can even be found in something that seems harmless like jewelry. Jewelry used in piercings can be especially dangerous. "Body piercings may be particularly vulnerable to poisoning since lead can enter the bloodstream through...

• British Petroleum to be Fined for Explosion

  Lance Rubin | February 19, 2008 5:23 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The 2005 explosion at British Petroleum's Texas City plant killed 15 people and injured more than 170 others. Civil suits filed by the injured people and the families of those killed have been mostly resolved, but BP is being fined for its wrongdoing. The explosion at the Texas City plant about 40 miles southeast of Houston occurred after a piece of equipment called a blowdown drum overfilled...