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...cleaning workers, too, are at risk from prolonged exposure to chemicals. The National Institute of Environmental Health Services reports that in high concentrations, perchloroethylene (PCE) - the dry-cleaning chemical used as the primary solvent in more than 90% of the estimated 50,000 dry cleaning stores in the U.S. - can harm the central nervous system. According to the Centers for Disease Control, studies show that PCE may be a factor in the increased risk for cervical cancer among female dry-cleaning workers. Tom Kelly, director of the indoor environments division of EPA, confirmed that PCE may be dangerous, particularly...
...commercially viable product, that alone could qualify Belcher as a climate-change hero, but her vision is green in other ways as well. Conventional batteries generate a lot of waste during manufacture, and they're a disposal nightmare. But a viral battery essentially grows itself, using water as a solvent, so there's practically no waste. And since much of its relatively small bulk is organic, the battery is partly biodegradable...
Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen) is an austere and rather cadaverous man, running a desperately under-financed orphanage in Bombay, lavishing what love he can spare on one of its inmates, a little boy named Pramod. If there's any hope that Jacob might keep his institution solvent, it lies in an offer from a mysterious mogul in his native Denmark, who wants to meet with him before committing to fund his efforts. Reluctantly, he agrees to fly home to meet with his would-be benefactor...
...still addicted to oil? Why do 47 million Americans lack health insurance? Why haven't we made Social Security solvent for the long term? Why are too many of our public schools mediocre? Why have we lost respect around the world...
After dry-cleaning solvent was discovered in ground water at Harvard Law School last December, school officials have launched a further round of testing on the water and air to ensure that it is not a serious problem. The testing, which consists of drilling and sampling, is scheduled to continue through May. “The main message to take away is that we’re being abundantly cautious to make sure this is being handled right,” said Michael A. Armini, the Law School director of communications. “It was one of those things...