Word: toxication
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...Andamans can be found underwater. With more than 200 islands and countless reefs?many of which have yet to be explored?the Indian island chain harbors some of the most diverse marine life in South Asian waters. Unlike Asian reefs decimated by dynamite and cyanide fishing and eroded by toxic runoff, Andaman coral thrives. A recent Reefwatch Marine Conservation survey found that the reefs were spared the worldwide coral cull caused by the El Ni??o...
...work is menial, dangerous, and illegal. Often it results in the release of highly toxic chemicals into the air, water and soil. Along the waterways of Guiyu, computer monitors are smashed with hammers, exposing workers to toxic phosphor dust. Lead and barium from the crushed components seep into the riverbank. Toner cartridges are cracked open for their carbon-black dust. Used in industrial processing, the material "is a great seller," says one worker, "more than 10 per cartridge." But its effects when inhaled are unknown...
...Wagon-feld, research analyst at Banc of America Securities, which had previously been skeptical of the merger. Indeed, the gap between what HP wants to pay for Compaq shares and how the market values them--a key measure of merger confidence, called the arbitrage spread--has narrowed from a toxic $4.35 in November to $1.70. In another tacit sign of support, the company's top five shareholders have been quietly adding to their stake...
...Superfund was established in 1980 as a mechanism to force industry to pay for their toxic spills and general pollution, after years of growing public concern over toxic exposure. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (USPIRG), a watchdog organization in Washington, D.C., estimates that one in four Americans lives within one mile of a Superfund site. Soon, that may not be the case - and not necessarily because things have been cleaned up, but simply because there just isn't enough money allocated to tackling our pollution problems...
...investors, cash is no longer trash--it's toxic. With short-term yields at 1.4% and inflation around 1.6%, the real return on cash is a putrid -0.2%. Holding cash has suddenly become a sure way to lose money. Why, then, has Oracle hoarded $5 billion in cash? How come Cisco--which last week raised its earnings projections--has $7.5 billion stuffed under its mattress? And why has Microsoft piled up a mountain of cash $38.2 billion high? Just how rainy a day is Bill Gates expecting, anyway...