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Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) bloom on Lake Erie (United States) in 2009. These kinds of algae can cause harmful algal bloom. A harmful algal bloom (HAB), or excessive algae growth, sometimes called a red tide in marine environments, is an algal bloom that causes negative impacts to other organisms by production of natural algae-produced toxins, water deoxygenation, mechanical damage to ...
This trend is most noticeable in urban areas and social gatherings frequented by young adults. In China, recreational nitrous oxide use is on the rise and has become a social issue. [27] [28] In the United Kingdom, as of 2014, nitrous oxide is estimated to be used by almost half a million young people at nightspots, festivals and parties.
Cocaine was first made illegal by the Dangerous Drugs Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo. 5. c. 46). It is now classed as a Class A drug, controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38). Possession carries a punishment of up to 7 years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.
neurological function7–9 and lower IQ scores10 compared with other children. Also, children exposed to high levels of nitrogen dioxide—a common air pollutant generated by the burning of fossil fuels—have been found to have “de-creases of 6.71, 7.37 and 8.61 points in quanti-tative, working memory and gross motor areas, respectively.”11
24/7 Wall St. compiled data from government agencies and the organizations associated with these "extreme" activities to determine which had the highest rates of accident and death.
The first article, by Katz, developed a different picture of the origins of the crack trade than Dark Alliance had described, with more gangs and smugglers participating. [26] The second article, by McManus, was the longest of the series, and dealt with the role of the Contras in the drug trade and CIA knowledge of drug activities by the ...
or the increasingly popular membrane technology that is mercury free and more energy-efficient. Worldwide there are approximately fifty mercury cell chlor-alkali plants in operation [1]. Of those there are eight in the United States (US) [2]. In 2003 the EPA reported in the Federal Register that on average approximately seven tons of mercury
Free base (freebase, free-base) is a descriptor for the neutral form of an amine commonly used in reference to illicit drugs. The amine is often an alkaloid , such as nicotine , cocaine , morphine , and ephedrine , or derivatives thereof.