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SEOUL, -- South Korean officials say an inspection is under way at former U.S. military bases to see if they are contaminated with dangerous chemicals. The Gyeonggi Institute of Health and Environment, a body under the Gyeonggi provincial government in Gyeonggi Province, said it would...

http://www.fox19.com/global/Category.asp?C=195974&autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=5502282 MADISON TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - A shelter-in-place that was ordered for northern Butler County following a massive chemical fire has been lifted. Flames broke out at the Mar-Flex Company...

- Water testing by a private environmental engineering firm has discovered toxic chemicals in wells in a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Victoria Switzer, a resident of the northeastern Pennsylvania township of Dimock, revealed the results of the water tests from her well this...

Fallout over oil-dispersants used in gulf WASHINGTON, Government documents show the use of chemical dispersants to combat the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill was approved in virtually routine fashion. An analysis conducted by a congressional committee found each of the 74 requests to use the...

Wastewater chemicals change gender of fish BOULDER, Colo., (UPI) -- Scientists say chemical endocrines remaining in water after treatment at some U.S. wastewater plants can change the gender of fish. Researchers said male fish are still being feminized by chemicals, such as the pharmaceutical...