EPA seeks public input on benzene risk rules
The EPA asked for public comment on four benzene control proposals to limit emissions from chemical sector sources including refining and steel industries. About 90 million Americans face some cancer risk from industrial benzene, with risk under one in a million for most and about three deaths annually.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Lee M. Thomas
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Stone Age scalpels sharper than modern steel
National Geographic reports surgeons using obsidian scalpels dating to Stone Age tool making. Obsidian blades, formed from volcanic glass, can be 500 times sharper than steel and may reduce bleeding and scar tissue in eye brain and plastic surgery. Experts urge caution and federal approval before widespread use.
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National Geographic
Washington
United States
Errett Callahan Jr
Lynchburg, Va
Obsidian
Payson D. Sheets
University of Colorado At Boulder
Sheets
Explorers plan summer dive to recover 19th century whaling ship
Nine explorers will survey the Orca, a 177 foot steam whaler wedged in the Chukchi Sea ice off Alaska since 1897, aiming to photograph and study it before winter ice returns. The project, led by Dan Shirey, starts August 6 at Peard Bay with phase two and potential dredging next summer.
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America
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Pacific Steam Whaling Co
San Francisco
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Peard Bay
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