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Tag: NC DEQ

Posted inEnvironmental Health

Another dump of carcinogenic chemicals in the Haw, Cape Fear basin

by Greg Barnes October 23, 2019October 23, 2019
a crowd of people in a room sit to listen intently to a discussion about dioxane and other contaminants
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Drinking water contamination draws a crowd at Pittsboro forum

by Greg Barnes October 18, 2019June 7, 2021
A municipal drinking water plant. Unlike at a private well, water is treated for bactria and for chemicals such as 1.4 dioxane at a central location, then pumped through pipes to residents. This can symbolize 1,4 dioxane contamination and clean water.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

DEQ identifies Greensboro company responsible for discharging chemical

by Greg Barnes October 15, 2019October 15, 2019
Posted inEnvironmental Health

DEQ, Greensboro won’t identify industry that contaminated downstream drinking water

by Greg Barnes October 14, 2019June 7, 2021
Shows arial view of construction of a thermal oxidizer to mitigate PFAS, machinery, building, etc at a the Chemours facility that has dumped PFAS and other fluorochemicals into nearby rivers, the air.
Posted inEnvironmental Health

Chemours vows to become ‘best in the world’ at controlling PFAS

by Greg Barnes October 1, 2019October 8, 2019
shows a grouping of hot dog shaped bacteria, each with a single hairlike appendage, called a flagellum. It's a picture of vibrio vulnificus
Posted inInfectious Disease

Vibrio survivor, wife warn of bacteria’s risks

by Coastal Review Online September 6, 2019September 4, 2019

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