A panel of experts recently agreed that breathing diesel exhaust fumes does cause cancer. The IARC (International Agency for the Research of Cancer), a division of the WHO has been researching the effects of diesel fumes on those employed in high risk field such as: Minors, railways workers and truck […]
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How the Miners’ Rescue Raised Up Chile’s President
On a triumphant tour of Europe just days after overseeing the rescue of 33 trapped miners from their 70-day ordeal, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera was shown the London bunker where Winston Churchill directed the fight against Hitler in World War II. He didn’t waste the symbolism
Chemistry: Mining the Sea
Chemists located the treasure long ago, and the knowledge that many valuable elements, including gold, are found in sea water has nourished a long dream of riches. But try as they would, no seawater miners could recover precious metals in practical quantities
Labor The Curse of Coal
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Chinese mine explosion deaths climb
Rescue operations unfolded at a mine in eastern China on Wednesday, a day after a gas explosion killed at least 37 people and left dozens missing, state-run media reported. Search teams were looking for 42 miners who remain trapped after Tuesday’s accident, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing a spokesman for the Henan Provincial Bureau of Work Safety.