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Media Releases 2008

Avoiding toxic garden vegies

April 1 2008 Many home gardeners grow their own fresh vegetables believing them to be healthier and cleaner than market-bought produce – but in some cases home vegies can be toxic ‘As our cities and towns grow… [read more...]

Toxic liabilities: wasting time, wasting money

February 25 2008 It is high time for Australia to sort out its policy on who is responsible for the lingering traces of historical industrial contamination of soils or water a leading remediation scientist says Professor… [read more...]

Arsenic eating bugs promise a cleaner future

February 21 2008 Australian scientist have discovered an amazing arsenic-eating super-bug that can chomp its way through the deadly leftovers of a century of mining and farming to help clean up our landscape The microbe may… [read more...]

World facing arsenic poisoning calamity

February 18 2008 As many as 100 million people worldwide are facing slow poisoning and risk of death from arsenic in their drinking water and food supply That is the conclusion of scientists at the CRC for Contamination… [read more...]

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Groundwater From Hell

Each day about 100 million people are being poisoned with one of the deadliest substances known In India and Bangladesh China and Southeast Asia even in countries such as Australia the silent tragedy of arsenic poisoning continues… [read more...]