In fact, in many cases, the degree of exposure to toxic chemicals in tap water by inhalation is comparable to the exposure that would result from drinking the stuff.
Engineers restored power to some reactors at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant over the weekend, although new concerns about food contamination appeared after radiation levels were detected in tap water near the complex.
The Japanese government now says that levels of radioactive contamination beyond the legal health limits have been found in tap water in a town nearly 30-miles (46-kilometers) northwest of the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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Garrett's (20) shot hit the underside of the bar before going in before a tap-in from Morgan (43) brought the teams level on the night.
It was a Republican speak-in, and their message was clear: Start the drill - offshore in Alaska, tap oil shale in Western states.
Coke's trademark cola has to be approaching saturation in the U.S. market, where Americans swill an average of 53 gallons of carbonated beverages a year, up from 40.3 gallons in 1985 (tap water comes in a distant second at 29 gallons).
Coke's trademark cola has to be approaching saturation in the U.S. market, where Americans swill an average of 200 liters of carbonated beverages a year, up from 150 liters in 1985 (tap water comes in a distant second at 110 liters).
There are also potentially millions of people at risk of pesticide poisoning in their tap water.
He cited the outbreaks of pfiesteria in Maryland and Virginia and the 131 deaths in Milwaukee from tap water because toxins were in the water.
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Brazilian authorities, and national oil giant Petrobras, had been working with global oil companies in order to tap the coveted assets, in a field that is thought to contain about 8 billion barrels of recoverable oil.
Investing in strong banks to tap economic growth in a country or region is a simple and time-tested strategy that can lower your risks, especially in emerging markets.
He hired a lawyer and met with prosecutors in late 1996 and filed his whistleblower suit against TAP in March 1998.
By 10pm on a Friday night, the atmosphere in the Cider Tap, a dedicated bar outside Euston station in London that had been full earlier in the evening, is moribund.
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Fleishmann took the puck and sent it in front to Mueller for a tap-in, his seventh goal of the season.
Obua passed up an excellent chance to put the ball in the net when his attempted tap-in was blocked by Fraser, but the Hearts man had already been flagged offside shortly before Suso Santana's volley was saved by the Motherwell keeper.
As luxury home prices rise in many markets, some homeowners are finding they have more equity to tap in a withdrawal.
Fernando Torres looked to have settled it when he scored in the top corner, until a superb Theo Walcott run allowed Emmanuel Adebayor to tap in.
Mr Gumpert told the jury one of the workers lived in a horsebox with 10 others and the only washing facilities were a cold water tap in the yard and a shared toilet.
These credits then help fund other renewable energy and energy efficiency projects to displace or lessen the need for fossil fuels as companies tap these markets in the same way they tap the financial markets to fund their activities.
Cillian Sheridan doubled the lead in the second-half with a tap-in and John Sutton's close-range strike completed the rout four minutes from time.
It was Preston who begun in stunning fashion as Treacy tricked his way down the left before his cross fell for Parkin to tap in the opener.
Killie continued to look sharp in attack and Livingston defender Phillipe Brinquin did well to hold off McLaren as the striker was set to tap in James Fowler's low cut-back across the six-yard box.
The whistleblower law was in full swing by the time Doug Durand landed at TAP Pharmaceutical in 1995.
Rain falls free, but someone has to spend money and deploy skills in getting it to the tap, and removing it in a sewer.
Shortly after stepping in as vice president of sales at TAP Pharmaceutical Products in early 1995, he began to suspect the company was conspiring with doctors to overcharge the U.S. government's Medicare program by tens of millions of dollars.
But there are numerous factors that could tilt the scales in favor of tap water.
These analysts and bankers can, in turn, tap into Citicorp's and Andersen's resources around the world.
It could prove difficult and costly for an incoming government to turn off the tap in such cases.
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Stallings was trying to tap in a 2-foot putt when a gust blew his ball 8 feet away.
The only trouble was that you had to physically be in Alexandria in order to tap into its resources.
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