Seventeen workers of a food processing unit in the Yavat area of the Pune district were hospitalised following an ammonia gas leak on Wednesday (August 7, 2024), police said. The unit located at Bhandgaon near Yavat manufactures ready-to-eat food and requires temperatures below 18 degrees Celsius, which is maintained using ammonia. “On Wednesday, ammonia leaked … Read more
At the time of Ms Mercer’s death possession was not illegal but that changed last November. Source link
Residents of Periyakuppam, a fishing hamlet near Ennore in Chennai being treated at a hospital following a gas leakage in the wee hours on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam A leak of ammonia gas from an underwater pipeline supplying to an industrial unit near Periyakuppam in Ennore led to hundreds of residents rushing … Read more
Now a class C drug, possession for recreational use will carry a prison sentence of up to two years. Source link
Those who repeatedly misuse nitrous oxide will face up to two years in prison, the Home Office said. Source link
Conservative MP Dan Poulter, an NHS doctor, opposed the law change, saying that the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs said they “did not believe that the medical harms of nitrous oxide posed anything near the significance of many other street drugs or indeed if we look at the harms of alcohol”. Source link
Nitrous oxide will become a class C drug in the UK and carry up to two years in jail for possession. Source link
Health experts say a ban on nitrous oxide may stop users seeking medical help. Source link
Adam Crampton, the council’s head of property management, told the meeting: “Radon gas is not just a risk in Leeds, it’s UK-wide. There are areas of the country, particularly in South Wales and south-western England, where it’s a significantly higher risk than in Leeds. Source link
A 25-year-old says she was using 240 cannisters a week before being admitted to hospital. Source link