The appliances are so damaging that some cities and states are moving toward trying to limit them. Biologist warns about household appliances leaking carcinogenic gases: 'It's reasonable to be ...

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Forty years ago, on July 15, 1985, at about 2:30 p.m., thick clouds of toxic fumes started to spread over south Cedar Rapids ...

A study out of Stanford University found that using a gas or propane stove releases dangerously high levels of benzene.

Add to that other fire hazards — compressed gas cylinders, road flares and other products with explosive potential — and the risk multiplies.

City-parish officials have agreed to pay state regulators $36,000 to settle old allegations that Baton Rouge's north sewage treatment plant failed to keep up with hazardous materials planning for ...

Cooking in Gaza is now a toxic affair To eat, we are forced to breathe the poisonous smoke from burning wood and trash.

Authorities were investigating who was responsible for fitting the unauthorised gas cylinder in the van as suffocation from the leaked gas was suspected to have caused multiple fatalities.

Calibration gas cylinders are considered dangerous goods but how dangerous are they? After all, most gas calibration gases are classified as “non-toxic, non-flammable” gases. Aside from the obvious ...

"Don't Turn On Lights": Citing Health Issues, Man Inhales Toxic Gas, Dies The man had sealed the windows of his Vasai residence, with assistance from a carpenter, to prevent gas leakage.

Five cylinders of the gas were found in his house. Rohit Vishwakarma, the carpenter who was purportedly hired by the deceased to seal the house, told police he was asked to do so two days ago.

Congress leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir sparked controversy by promising subsidized cooking gas cylinders to "everyone, including infiltrators" if the INDIA bloc wins the election. The BJP condemned the ...