Ninety - five percent of triclosan and the vast majority of triclocarban get flushed down the drain, ultimately ending up in waterways, where, according to study commissioner Fe de Leon, they «generate dioxins and other hazardous substances in water.» (treehugger.com)
Results of tests conducted by Greenpeace in 2005 from ash samples taken from the Naga and Toledo coal - fired power plants in Cebu revealed the insidious presence of mercury, which is a deadly neurotoxin; arsenic, which is a known carcinogen; as well as other hazardous substances such as lead and chromium. (treehugger.com)
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced last month that it would be launching the study to evaluate people's potential exposures to radiation and other hazardous substances in and around the creek. (news.stlpublicradio.org)