Plum Island candidate for increased hazards (Pictorial Gazette)

Plum Island, located off the northeast coast of Long Island and eight miles away from the Connecticut shoreline, is already the site of a facility designed to study foreign diseases and protect domestic livestock.

Peta Bee reports on the hazards of buying herbal remedies on the internet (Guardian Unlimited)

Peta Bee: What has changed so dramatically is the ease with which consumers can now obtain these dangerously toxic concoctions

Assessing the hazards of space hydrazine, and the media reportage of it (The Space Review)

[Editor’s Note: a much shorter version of this article was published as “U.S. Satellite Shootdown: The Inside Story” on the IEEE Spectrum Online site, August 6.]

Govt to consider dissolving pollution control board (Navhind Times)

PANAJI — Supporting the suggestion of the Calangute MLA, Mr Agnelo Fernandes, the Minister for Environment, Mr Aleixo Sequeira, on Wednesda disclosed that the government would consider the recommendation of the House to dissolve the Goa State Pollution Control Board, and study the matter in this respect.

Flooding Precautions: Septic Tank and Wells (FOX 35 Orlando)

The Volusia County Health Department recommends health precautions while dealing with flooded septic tanks or private drinking water wells. In the areas where septic systems are used for sewage disposal, residents may not be able to flush toilets, do laundry, shower, etc., for some time.