Officials warn of contaminated water.
8th Sep 2005, 12:31 GMT
Federal officials warned rescue workers and the public Wednesday not to touch New Orleans floodwaters because of sewage contamination and said four people have died from contact with bacteria-infested seawater.
Latest news from Environmental Health News:
- Piketon: A troubled past.
- Wal-Mart goes 'green.'
- Delaware failing to clean up waterways, critics say.
- Firefighter cancer risk is higher.
- Front Range on brink of clean-air violations.
- War, pollution endangering Iraq river.
- Oil discovery brings caution for Cambodia.
- Firm finds treasure amid tech trash.
- Going green -- from saving the planet to saving cash.
- Finding a winning solution.