Cancer and Industrial Pollution
US: Government study finds widespread mercury contamination
By Dan Brennan, September 3, 2009
Mercury is polluting streams across the country with alarming frequency, according to a study published last month by US Geological Survey.
Chicago suburb provided contaminated water
By Clement Daly, May 13, 2009
The village of Crestwood, Illinois, knowingly supplied its residents with contaminated tap water for over two decades, according to an investigative report by the Chicago Tribune.
A letter on Canada, South Africa and deadly asbestos
November 1, 2008
The following letter was sent to the World Socialist Web Site in response to the article, “Canadian Government defends export of asbestos to poorer nations.”
Wollongong steelworks pumps out dangerous dioxins
Report confirms Workers Inquiry findings
By Peter Stavropoulos, February 10, 1999
BHP's Wollongong steelworks has been identified as Australia's largest source of emissions of dioxins--highly toxic chemicals that have been linked to birth defects and cancer, including lymphoma and ...
