... and sulfuric acids. The precursors, or chemical forerunners, of acid rain formation ... with water, oxygen, and other chemicals to form various acidic compounds. The

Schnellere Rechner, kleinere Handys, flachere Bildschirme - der Preis dafür: Berge von Elektromüll. Millionen weggeworfener Computer, Handys und Fernsehgeräte werden illegal in Entwicklungsländer verschoben. Dort macht der Gift-Schrott die Menschen krank.

Plastic waste in the oceans poses a potentially devastating long-term toxic threat to the food chain, according to marine scientists. Studies suggest billions of microscopic plastic fragments drifting underwater are concentrating pollutants like DDT. Most

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... Bay Bridge, gashing the 65,000-ton ship's hull and spilling a estimated 58,000 gallons of fuel oil into the Bay.

A new website that has information on the oil spill in San Francisco Bay

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How long can China pollute for free? One of the nation's big

About 140 million people, mainly in developing countries, are being poisoned by arsenic in their drinking water, researchers believe. Speaking at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) annual meeting in London, scientists said this will lead to higher rates