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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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2676. November 10, 2013 | chinadaily.com.cn
Hospital denies reports linking cancer case to pollution, China
A cancer hospital in Jiangsu province has denied media reports that an 8-year-old girl became China's youngest lung cancer patient due to worsening air pollution... 2677. November 10, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical spill leads to evacuation in Akron, USA
AKRON (AP) — Fire officials say residents have been allowed to return to their homes after a chemical spill forced businesses and some houses to be evacuated yesterday... 2678. November 10, 2013 | BBC
Ozone chemicals ban linked to global warming 'pause', UK
A new study suggests that the ban on ozone depleting chemicals may have also impacted the rise in global temperatures... 2679. November 10, 2013 | Globaltimes.cn
Breath of fresh air, China
An effect picture of the design by Daan Roosegaarde, a Dutch artist who plans to create a vacuum-like device in Beijing that sucks away the smog and lets people see the sky again Photo: Courtesy of Daan Roosegaarde... 2680. November 10, 2013 | Mail Online
High Court rejects Delhi government’s pesticides report as NGO accuses state of ‘whitewashing’ the threat to Capital’s fruit and vegetables, India
When NGO Consumer Voice revealed in 2010 that the vegetables and fruits that Delhiites eat everyday are extremely toxic, with chemical content that could cause serious health problems, the Delhi High Court of its own accord told the state government to review the situation... 2681. November 9, 2013 | LewRockwell.com
5 Toxic Household Chemicals to Eliminate from Your Home
The word “chemical” is thrown around a lot in the natural health world, as if all chemicals are bad. The truth is, they aren’t. A chemical is merely a substance with a distinct molecular composition... 2682. November 9, 2013 | Xinhua
Tehran to close kindergartens, elementary schools due to air pollution, Iran
TEHRAN, Tehran's Governor's Office announced Saturday that kindergartens and elementary schools in the Iranian capital will be closed on Sunday due to the alarming air pollution in the city... 2683. November 9, 2013 | Daily News
Chemical fertilizer use, a major problem - minister, Sri Lanka
The use of chemical fertilizer should be considered as a health issue not a political issue, said Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane... 2684. November 9, 2013 | myrepublica.com
Polls to affect Nepal's CoP-19 participation, Pakistan
KATHMANDU, As the country braces for the upcoming Constituent Assembly (CA) elections, Nepal is likely to have a weak participation in the UN climate talks beginning next week in Warsaw, Poland... 2685. November 9, 2013 | BBC
Smoggy Beijing sees lung cancer cases soar, China
The number of lung cancer cases in the Chinese capital Beijing has soared over the last decade... 2686. November 8, 2013 | Alternate
The 10 Most Toxic Cities in the World
Toxic pollution can cause serious damage to human health. It’s a known cause of cancer, cognitive impairment, organ damage, and respiratory problems... 2687. November 8, 2013 | New York Post
Politician with cancer smoked for 40 years, sues over asbestos, USA
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s law firm has filed a class-action suit on behalf of Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, accusing more than 70 companies of potentially causing the Long Island congresswoman to develop lung cancer from asbestos... 2688. November 8, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
First Asia Pacific Meeting on Consumption and Production Seeks Sustainable Solutions, Greener Growth, Thailand
With over half the world's population-increasing at a rate of 1.2 percent annually-and nearly 30 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Asia Pacific currently accounts for more than half of the world's total resource use... 2689. November 7, 2013 | Bangkok Post
PM floats Rayong pollution tax idea, Thailand
RAYONG : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has floated the idea of collecting "pollution taxes" from factory owners at Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate in Rayong to better protect the environment... 2690. November 7, 2013 | WSJ.com
Newest Pollution Concern: ‘Ugly’ Sperm, China
The fifty shades of gray hovering above China’s cities could be sapping the country’s men of their virility... 2691. November 7, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Wild and Precious Exhibit Travels from Bangkok to Nairobi and Beijing, Kenya
The Exhibition will now find a home at both the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya and at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China... 2692. November 7, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global Treaty on Mercury Pollution Gets Boost from United States, Kenya
Nairobi, The United States has strengthened the international effort to bring down emissions and releases of a notorious heavy metal after simultaneously signing and ratifying the Minamata Convention on Mercury... 2693. November 6, 2013 | Sci-Tech Today
U.N.: CO2 Pollution Levels at Annual Record High, UN
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide, pumped into the air by cars and smokestacks, was measured at 393.1 parts per million last year, up 2.2 ppm from the previous year, says the Geneva-based World Meteorological Organization... 2694. November 6, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP and INTERPOL Assess Impacts of Environmental Crime on Security and Development, Kenya
Nairobi, Environmental crime - from the illegal trade in wildlife and timber and the smuggling of ozone depleting substances to the illicit trade in hazardous waste and illegal fishing - is a serious and growing international problem, whose impacts transcend national borders... 2695. November 5, 2013 | news24.com
Pollution a killer in 3rd world, Switzerland
Zurich - Nearly a quarter of deaths in developing countries are linked to pollution, the environmental organizations Green Cross and Blacksmith Institute said Tuesday in Zurich... 2696. November 5, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Banned pesticides linked to endometriosis
Exposure to two banned pesticides may be associated with an increased risk of endometriosis, according to new research. Previous studies in rodents suggest that organochlorine pesticides and other chlorinated compounds may act as hormone disruptors, altering uterine and ovarian function and raising the risks of reproductive diseases... 2697. November 5, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
2013 Gap Report Strengthens Case for Wide-Ranging Global Action to Close Emissions Gap, Germany/Kenya
Berlin/Nairobi, Should the global community not immediately embark on wide-ranging actions to narrow the greenhouse gas emissions gap, the chance of remaining on the least-cost path to keeping global temperature rise below 2°C this century will swiftly diminish and open the door to a host of challenges... 2698. November 4, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Children face asthma risk if moms exposed to legacy pollutants, UK
Children exposed in the womb to two chlorinated chemicals widely found in the environment are more likely to develop asthma by the age of 20, according to new research in Denmark... 2699. November 4, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Climate Action Brings Big Benefits to Human Health, USA
WASHINGTON, Fast action to cut common pollutants like soot - also known as black carbon - and methane will not only slow global warming, but save millions of lives... 2700. November 3, 2013 | The Age
East-west dig a 'health hazard', Australia
The health of residents and builders could be placed at risk during construction of the east-west link, with the state government's own documents warning that contaminated soil, groundwater and asbestos may be dredged up as the controversial tunnel is built...
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