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HAZMAT NEWS

 

CHEM-BIO NEWS


Rumor Causes Scare at Grand Ridge School
WJHG-TV
"The schools took their precautions, the next thing we know the rumor's all over Jackson County that we've had a hazmat incident in Grand Ridge. I've heard they're evacuating the town, we've had an explosion, they're evacuating the schools and parents ...

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Fire Crews Handling Hazmat Leak At Truck Stop
KMGH Denver
Firefighters were dealing with a hazardous-materials incident where foaming liquid leaked from a tractor-trailer at an Arvada truck stop on Wednesday morning. Arvada fire spokesman Scott Pribble said firefighters responded about 9:50 am after a big-rig ...

Stratford crane topples, spilling fuel
Ct Post
Fire, police and hazmat crews were dispatched to the Moses Wheeler Bridge on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 after a crane toppled over. There were initial concerns of a fuel spill, but only about five gallons leaked out, according to a Department of Energy ...

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Marines Practice Rescue Skills With Army
Military.com
Soldiers from the Army's 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company and Marines from the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force conducted joint training Jan. 10-12 at the Downey Responder Training Facility on the Naval Support Facility Indian Head, ...

Soldiers and Marines Share Skills in the NCR
Marines.mil (press release)
1/12/2012 By George Markfelder, JFHQNCR/MDW Public Affairs and Sgt. Frances L. Goch, CBIRF Public Affairs , Chemical/Biological Incident Response Force Soldiers and Marines stationed in the National Capital Region (NCR) dug, cut and crawled through ...

GoLocalProv
Diabetes Breakthrough: Brown Discovery Measures Glucose in Saliva, Not Blood
GoLocalProv
The technique can be used to detect other chemicals or substances, from anthrax to biological compounds, Pacifici said, “and to detect them all at once, in parallel, using the same chip.” To create the sensor, the researchers carved a slit about 100 ...

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LANDMINE NEWS

   

Aljazeera.com
Landmines in a militarised culture: Threat or security?
Aljazeera.com
In Myanmar, landmines are used by the military, non-state armed groups - and even civilians. Chaing Mai, Thailand - Sakatwey was running away from his village in Karen state, Eastern Myanmar, under attack from the state military, when he accidentally ...

The Guardian
MPs launch group to tackle landmines
The Guardian
A crossparty group of MPs and peers will be launched on Thursday to combat the growing scourge of landmines, which kill and maim thousands of innocent people every year. The group, chaired by Pauline Latham, the Conservative MP for Mid Derbyshire, ...
Group to study use of landminesThe Press Association

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New Documentary Illustrates Plague of Leftover Landmines
Voice of America
January 23, 2012 New Documentary Illustrates Plague of Leftover Landmines Amra Alirejsovic Remnants of war, including unexploded ordnance and landmines, are still found in many countries around the world - even decades after conflicts have ended.

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