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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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2951. August 30, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Climate Change: Media coverage is improving, EHN
As the world warms, and the environment changes around us, it’s good — for a sufficiently broad definition of “good” — to see the media starting, just barely starting, to take the issue seriously... 2952. August 29, 2013 | GreenBiz.com
Dow and DuPont rank among the top 'Toxic 100' polluters, USA
Among the most polluting organizations in the U.S. in terms of air, water and greenhouse gases, there is some overlap. Dow Chemical, American Electric Power, Southern Company and the U.S. government are each in top-10 lists for two categories... 2953. August 29, 2013 | redOrbit
200,000 Early Deaths A Year Due To Air Pollution, Says Study
While the 1970 Clean Air Act was put in place by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to protect the public health, a new study by researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have found that these efforts likely aren’t doing enough... 2954. August 29, 2013 | China Daily
Beijing alerted over winter air pollution, China
BEIJING - The Ministry of Environmental Protection has cautioned Beijing and its surrounding regions on heavy air pollution as winter approaches and people are more likely to fire up big-polluting coal-fired heaters... 2955. August 28, 2013 | IOL News
Fukushima: 300 tons of toxic water leaked, Japan
Tokyo - Japan's nuclear regulator said on Wednesday that it has officially raised the severity rating of the latest radioactive water leak at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to Level 3 on an international scale for radiological releases... 2956. August 28, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Li Bingbing Uses Sculpture to Highlight Plight of Asian Elephant, Kenya
Nairobi, Global film star Li Bingbing, the UN Environment Programme's National Goodwill Ambassador for China, has joined dozens of other celebrities and artists to create a sculpture highlighting the plight of the Asian elephant for an art exhibition... 2957. August 27, 2013 | UPI
Level of toxic mercury in Pacific Ocean fish predicted to rise, USA
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Levels of the toxic mercury in Pacific Ocean fish will likely rise in coming decades, much of it coming thousands of miles from Asia, researchers say... 2958. August 27, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Protected Areas, a global perspective, UNEP
The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive dataset on the world's protected areas covering both terrestrial and marine protected areas. Currently there are about 200,000 records in the database covering nearly every country and territory... 2959. August 27, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Pays Tribute to Francoise Burhenne-Guilmin, Kenya
Nairobi, The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today paid tribute to Dr. Francoise Burhenne-Guilmin, a tireless advocate of the conservation of the environment, who has passed away after a long illness... 2960. August 26, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Smarter Construction of Railways and Fences Needed to Reduce Threats to Endangered Antelopes in Central Asia, Germany
The new CMS report, which is supported by the Frankfurt Zoological Society and Fauna & Flora International, outlines solutions on how to make these potential barriers more permeable... 2961. August 26, 2013 | The Economic Times
Japan may dip into budget reserves to fight Fukushima toxic water, Japan
TOKYO: Japan may use emergency reserve funds from this year's budget to help Tokyo Electric Power Co , the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, deal with escalating radioactive water problems at the site... 2962. August 26, 2013 | Herald Scotland
Mercury in fish blamed on pollution, Scotland
MERCURY spilled into the air from polluting industrial centres travels thousands of miles before raining into the oceans to poison fish, according to scientists... 2963. August 26, 2013 | The Daily Star
UN team set to probe Syria chemical attack, Syria
A team of UN inspectors is due to visit the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack carried out on Wednesday near the Syrian capital Damascus... 2964. August 26, 2013 | The Tennessean
White House has little doubt Syria used chemical weapons against own people, USA
The White House has concluded that there is “very little doubt” that the Syrian regime used chemical weapons against its own people in an attack last week, increasing the chances of a U.S. military strike... 2965. August 26, 2013 | Farmington Daily Times
San Juan County residents speak out against pollution at San Juan Generating Station and San Juan Mine, USA
WATERFLOW — The sickness came in increments, a slow onslaught of weight loss, stomach pain and extreme diarrhea... 2966. August 25, 2013 | BBC
Syria: Cameron and Obama threaten 'serious response', UK
The UK and the US have threatened a "serious response" if it emerges Syria used chemical weapons last week... 2967. August 25, 2013 | gulftoday.ae
MSF says 355 died of toxic gas, Syria
DAMASCUS: A top UN official was in Damascus on Saturday to press for an inquiry into alleged chemical weapons attacks, after Washington suggested it is weighing military action against Syria’s regime... 2968. August 25, 2013 | The Express Tribune
One dead from drinking toxic liquor, another hospitalised, Pakistan
FAISALABAD: A man died and another was hospitalised after consuming toxic liquor in two incidents on Friday night. Gojra police have arrested a couple for selling toxic liquor to one of them... 2969. August 25, 2013 | MarketWatch
Burning issues in air pollution in China, China
BEIJING (Caixin Online) — Hidden beneath a recent debate on an air pollution study are questions on the limits of scientific research in China... 2970. August 25, 2013 | The Hindu
Water quality in Chennai more worrying than scarcity, India
If you thought scarcity was Chennai’s biggest problem with water, then think again... 2971. August 25, 2013 | News VietNamNet
Pollution in Saigon River gets worse, Vietnam
In a report to the HCMC People’s Council, Saigon Water Corporation (Sawaco) said that the ammonia content in the Saigon River was quite high, amounting to two milligrams per liter (mg/l)... 2972. August 25, 2013 | latimes.com
Nuclear waste can't wait, USA
President Obama's plan for relying on nuclear power as part of the effort to combat climate change is incomplete without a disposal provision... 2973. August 24, 2013 | Online Athens
Emergency alert issued for toxic substance, USA
Georgia officials have sent out an emergency alert to doctors and physician assistants about a potentially lethal substance sold in convenience stores and other shops... 2974. August 24, 2013 | http://qctimes.com
Lead is out of gas, should be out of house, USA
To little kids, lead paint tastes like sugar. Children younger than 6 years old are especially prone to exposure and effects of lead, which can result in learning disabilities and a long-term negative health impact, health officials say... 2975. August 24, 2013 | CapeCodOnline.com
Nuclear accident? Take a pill, USA
State health officials supplied communities across the Cape and Islands with 1.7 million potassium iodide pills this week — more than enough to protect the thyroids of residents and visitors should a radioactive release occur at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station...
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