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Sample analysis tubes are seen in a lab at the Institute of Cancer Research in Sutton, July 15, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

Study: Chemical Disinfectants, Sanitizers Linked to Thyroid Cancer

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 5, 2017 | Health

New York – Workers exposed to chemicals like deodorizers, sanitizers, disinfectants and sterilizers on the job may be more likely than other people to develop thyroid cancer, a recent study suggests. The study found that occupational exposure to these chemicals,...

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Firefighters use water to dilute ammonia leaking from a chemical plant. (photo credit:REUTERS)

Ammonia Ships, Tanks Put Lives of Mediterranean Basin Residents at Risk

by Nazir Majli | Feb 1, 2017 | Middle East

Tal Aviv- Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav, along with chemists, have expressed fears of the dangers of Ammonia tanks and delivery ships on the lives of the residents of the Mediterranean. According to the chemists, these risks might outdo the damage caused by the Hiroshima...

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al-Qaeda linked ISIS carry their weapons during a parade at the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, near the border with Turkey January 2, 2014. Picture taken January 2, 2014. REUTERS/Yaser Al-Khodor

ISIS Uses ‘Chemical Gas’ against Syrian Rebels -Turkish media

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 27, 2016 | Middle East

ISIS militants have fired a rocket in northern Syria that caused symptoms of “chemical gas” exposure in 22 Syrian rebels, state media cited Turkey’s military as saying on Sunday. According to the state-run Anadolu agency, the ISIS rocket attack...