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"Local governments should stand with the masses right from the outset of feasibility studies for heavy chemical projects, " it says.
BBC: China media: Fake food scandals
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Chockablock with heavy metals, chemical waste, air pollutants and, in the case of infamous Chernobyl, Ukraine, deadly radiation, these are the worst industrial cesspools on earth--and they rarely make headlines.
FORBES: The World's Most Polluted Places
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Prior to the "Special Period" Cuba had been a heavy user of oil-based chemical fertilizers, and much of the land was heavily degraded, requiring years of careful manuring to restore fertility.
CNN: Can the West cultivate ideas from Cuba's 'Special Period'?
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What ails Modesto is what ails Bakersfield (No. 1), Hanford (No. 3), Fresno (No. 4) and other small Central Valley cities (the Valley accounts for all the California cites on the list aside from Los Angeles): heavy doses of nitrogen oxide and hydrocarbons stemming from gasoline, chemical processing, paints and other industrial byproducts that harm the ozone and release particle pollution into the air.
FORBES: The Worst Cities In America For Your Lungs
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Dow Chemical's acquisition of Rohm and Haas in April has left it labouring under heavy debts.
ECONOMIST: Reliance bids for LyondellBasell
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Companies that have nothing to do with chemical weapons--producers of fertilizers, pharmaceuticals and plastics--will bear a heavy burden.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Toxic treaty: how not to ban chemical weapons
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They shed all the heavy stuff and carry with them the things they need: ammunition, communications, water, food, and chemical gear.
CNN: Shepperd: Heat can make gear 'miserable'