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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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2801. October 11, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Landmark Project to Counteract Deteriorating Water Quality in Ecosystems launched at the Budapest Water Summit, Hungary
This comprehensive project will address both issues of water quality, including chemical, biological, and biodiversity aspects and issues of water quantity including availability, changes over time and morphology of bodies of water... 2802. October 10, 2013 | The Straits Times | ANN
Asean go-ahead for joint haze monitoring system
Asean leaders on Wednesday adopted a joint haze monitoring system (HMS) which will allow the tracking down of culprits behind the annual air pollution that affects countries in the region... 2803. October 10, 2013 | Philippine Daily Inquirer | ANN
Philippines moves closer to total ban on mercury, The Philippines
The Philippines has moved a step closer toward issuing a total ban on mercury as Environment Secretary Ramon Paje signs Thursday the historic Minamata Convention at a United Nations conference in Japan... 2804. October 10, 2013 | The Yomiuri Shimbun
Countries ready to adopt Minamata Convention, Japan
A three-day UN conference on the Minamata Convention on Mercury opened on Wednesday in Kumamoto Prefecture, where signatory countries will begin procedures to ratify it... 2805. October 10, 2013 | neurope.eu
EU signs Convention to halt mercury pollution
European Commissioner for the Environment Janez Potočnik and Lithuanian Environment Minister Valentinas Mazuronis signed the Minamata Convention on Mercury on behalf of the European Union in Kumamoto, Japan... 2806. October 10, 2013 | Independent.ie
Cheap coal and more sheep spark increase in pollution
GREENHOUSE gas emissions continue to rise due to a sharp increase in cattle and sheep numbers coupled with the use of cheap coal to generate power... 2807. October 10, 2013 | Agence France-Presse (AFP) | JIJI
Southeast Asia OKs toxic haze system, Brunei
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Southeast Asian leaders on Wednesday approved a new system aimed at cracking down on illegal forest fires blamed for the region’s worst smog crisis in years... 2808. October 10, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Toxic water splashes 6 at Japan nuke plant, Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Six workers at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant have been accidentally doused with highly radioactive water, the plant operator said Wednesday, adding to a growing list of mishaps that are shaking confidence in the utility's ability to handle the crisis... 2809. October 10, 2013 | Environmental Health News
The Minamata Convention: 12 things it does (or doesn't do)
The Minamata Convention, a United Nations pact launched Thursday, is designed to limit mercury use and emissions internationally.... 2810. October 10, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Opinion: A call for action in Minamata
The UN mercury treaty now bears Minamata’s name. This creates a special obligation to meet the demands of mercury-poisoned victims in the Japanese seaside city and transform a human tragedy into an opportunity for change... 2811. October 10, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New global treaty cuts mercury emissions and releases, sets up controls on products, mines and industrial plants, Japan
Kumamoto, Japan, Japan, a country which has come to epitomize mercury poisoning in modern times, today became one of the first countries to sign a historic new international convention to reduce emissions and releases of the toxic metal into air, land and water and to phase out many products that contain mercury... 2812. October 10, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
International Conference in Bangkok Examines Ways to Calculate the Value of Nature for National Accounting Purposes, Thailand
Bangkok, Statisticians, economists, ecologists and policy makers across Asia met in Bangkok to look at ways to calculate the value of natural resources that could reshape the way country success is measured... 2813. October 9, 2013 | GlobalPost
Plastic pollution sullies world's most beautiful lakes
In a study that will make you think twice about where to take your next holiday, researchers found that even seemingly pristine lakes are full of pollutants... 2814. October 8, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Begins Digitization of its Publications and Official Documents, Kenya
A landmark initiative to transform the UNEP library from a physical to a virtual one kicks off, aiming to reach more users... 2815. October 7, 2013 | Science Daily
Air Pollution Increases Heart Attacks
Air pollution increases heart attacks, according to research presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2013 by Dr Savina Nodari from Brescia, Italy. The Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2013 is the annual meeting of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). It takes place 12-14 October in Madrid, Spain... 2816. October 7, 2013 | IPS
Treaty Poised to Cut Toxic Mercury Pollution, USA
WASHINGTON, A new international convention opening for signatures this week will for the first time offer an agreed-upon roadmap by which to significantly decrease the global use of mercury while offering stronger safeguards for both human health and the environment... 2817. October 7, 2013 | Xinhua
UNEP session on mercury pollution prevention starts in Japan, Japan
OSAKA, Japan, A series of sessions as well as related events to approve a global legally-binding instrument on mercury began Monday morning in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto... 2818. October 6, 2013 | The Himalayan Times
Pollution causing companies sealed, Pakistan
KATHMANDU: A joint monitoring team coordinated by the Department of Environment has sealed six painting and dry cleaning business companies located on the bank of the Bagmati River for allegedly polluting the environment... 2819. October 6, 2013 | Al Jazeera
Kanpur: A city being killed by pollution, India
North Indian city famed for its tanneries is being choked by untreated effluents that are blighting its population... 2820. October 6, 2013 | 10news.com
Berkshire Hathaway subsidiaries deny, delay asbestos, hazard claims, suits, insiders allege, UK
For months, mysterious white flakes and construction dust fell on Nancy Lopez’s desk in the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City, Mo... 2821. October 5, 2013 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
High pollution levels hit Beijing at Golden Week's close, China
Beijing — A cloud of pollution descended over Beijing at the weekend, shrouding the city and its famous cultural landmarks in a thick haze amid a US warning against physical activity outdoors... 2822. October 5, 2013 | Climate News Network
Warmer seas may raise mercury in fish, UK
As a new report highlights the link between warming waters and mercury pollution, scientists fear for contamination to the marine food chain... 2823. October 5, 2013 | StarNewsOnline.com
Chemicals from coal ash leaching into groundwater in Flemington community, Australia
Before Kimberly Wood takes a shower, brews a cup of tea or boils water for cooking, she makes a deal with herself: Don't think about it. Just don't think about it. Don't think about how this sip, that bite, the very next drop of water could finally be the one that makes her sick... 2824. October 4, 2013 | ITV News
Students warned about toxic alcohol, Japan
There are warnings for students in Sheffield about buying fake alcohol due to the toxic effects it can have... 2825. October 4, 2013 | Times LIVE
Panic in Russia as ministry mistakenly reports 55 deaths from toxic gas, Russia
Russians in Siberia were thrown into momentary panic on Friday when the emergencies ministry mistakenly issued a press release reporting 55 people had died from inhaling toxic chlorine gas...
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