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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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3276. May 6, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
China's Top Actress Urges Greater Effort to End Illegal Ivory Trade on Visit to Kenya, Kenya
On a fact-finding mission to Kenya, film actress Li Bingbing, one of China's most popular celebrities and a rising Hollywood star, has urged greater effort by governments and consumers to combat illegal wildlife trade... 3277. May 5, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Y-12 worker suffered chemical burns in accident, USA
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) — A Y-12 worker received chemical burns to his face and eyelids while checking a problem with a system in the nuclear weapons plant's Beta-2 facility... 3278. May 5, 2013 | Kyodo News International
Japan, China, S. Korea address cross-border pollution, Japan
Japan, China and South Korea discussed cross-border environmental issues including airborne toxic pollutants as they began a two-day meeting of environment ministers Sunday in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan... 3279. May 5, 2013 | cleveland.com
Ohio coal mines fight, and win routinely, against big federal fines, USA
WASHINGTON— In eastern Ohio’s coal country last Aug. 13, a federal inspector went down into Powhatan Mine No. 6, one of the state’s two largest mines... 3280. May 5, 2013 | NYTime.com
Neighbors Resist a Plan to Clean a Toxic Canal, USA
Almost everybody wants the Gowanus Canal cleansed of its toxic gunk... 3281. May 4, 2013 | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Chemical spill causes traffic chaos, UK
The incident on the M25 near Theydon Bois in Essex brought about the closure of the road clockwise between junctions 26 and 27 for 10 hours... 3282. May 4, 2013 | news24.com
300 evacuated after chemical train fire, Belgiam
Brussels - Belgian authorities on Saturday evacuated nearly 300 people from their homes after several cars of a train carrying chemicals derailed, causing a major fire near the city of Gent... 3283. May 4, 2013 | seattlepi.com
Dangerous chemicals spilled in Lake Union lab fire, USA
A fire at a north Lake Union research lab triggered a large response from the Seattle Fire Department and sent a plume of potentially dangerous smoke over Lake Union Saturday afternoon... 3284. May 3, 2013 | today.com
FDA reviewing chemical found in liquid soap, USA
The FDA is reviewing whether triclosan, an antibacterial chemical contained in liquid soap and body wash, may be ineffective or even harmful to humans... 3285. May 3, 2013 | The Guardian
Nearly 3,000 birds die from chemical spill in English Channel, UK
An estimated 2,400 birds have died and more than 500 live but 'disabled' birds have been rescued since February.. 3286. May 3, 2013 | The News Leader
Chemical blamed for eagle deaths on Eastern Shore, USA
BIRDSNEST — Authorities say a chemical caused the deaths of five bald eagles on Virginia’s Eastern Shore... 3287. May 3, 2013 | Environmental Health News
BPA levels in minority communities linked to ethnicity, season, chemical exposures,
A new study provides deeper insight into how bisphenol A exposures differ among minority populations in New York City. While exposure was widespread, African American women and children had higher levels than Dominicans... 3288. May 2, 2013 | Examinaer.com
Toxic lipsticks: Cancer-causing metals in lipstick, glosses?, USA
A sampling of 32 different brands of lipsticks and glosses were found to contain toxic metals. A study published Thursday from a California university said while lead in cosmetics was a chief concern, a list of toxic lipsticks... 3289. May 2, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Fire forces evacuation of campus, homes in Calif, USA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire fanned by a long day of Santa Ana winds raged along the edges of Southern California communities and coastal highways Thursday, forcing the evacuation of a university and hundreds of homes and threatening 2,000 more, officials said... 3290. May 2, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Surprising source of lead poisoning in Amazon, Peru
Inside the simple wood-frame house, a 6-year-old boy plays with a piece of malleable metal, biting it as his younger sister watches. In the background, piled against the wall, are two long strips of the metal – lead sheathing from an electrical cable that the family sold for scrap... 3291. May 2, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Student Conference in Tongji University, Shanghai Hooks into World Environment Day Theme, Kenya/China
As citizens across the globe gear up to celebrate World Environment Day (WED) with activities aimed at promoting environmental awareness, Tongji University in Shanghai has announced its annual International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability (ISCES)... 3292. April 30, 2013 | South China Morning Post
Delta air quality improves, but roadside pollution worse in Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Air quality in the Pearl River Delta improved last year, according to the latest regional air quality report, but concerns are mounting about the deterioration of roadside air in Hong Kong... 3293. April 30, 2013 | BBC
Scottish Water fined £9,750 over pollution incidents, UK
Scottish Water has been fined £9,750 for illegal discharges and sewage pollution in Ayrshire and Lanarkshire... 3294. April 29, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Environmentalist Receives Major Award for Work to Restore Iraq's Marshlands, Kenya
In 2001, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) alerted the international community to the destruction of the marshlands when it released satellite images showing that 90 percent of the ecosystem had been lost... 3295. April 28, 2013 | The Hindu
PCB to set up station for real time data on pollution, India
A real time Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) will come in the city soon. The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) will set up the station on the premises of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) Guest House on Bandar Road... 3296. April 28, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
EPA: Natural gas pollution down, USA
PITTSBURGH -- The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided environmentalists... 3297. April 28, 2013 | Xinhua
Symptoms of chemical gas occur in some Syrian soldiers: report, Syria
DAMASCUS, A Syrian pro-government newspaper reported Sunday that many soldiers battling rebels in a restive neighborhood of the capital Damascus have shown symptoms of exposure to chemical gas... 3298. April 28, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN delegates set to back new chemical and waste rules, UN
Officials at a major UN conference on chemical and hazardous waste said on Saturday that they expect delegates to back new international industrial controls and clamp down on cross-border polution... 3299. April 28, 2013 | The Sentinel
Air quality: How do salt caves combat bad air?, USA
Salt caves in Carlisle and Camp Hill offer Cumberland County residents a holistic alternative for treating their upper respiratory issues with a dosage of clean, filtered air... 3300. April 28, 2013 | BBC
Neonicotinoids: Scottish government calls for ban to be delayed, UK
Scotland's rural affairs secretary has called for a two-year delay on the banning of pesticides which are said to harm bees...
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