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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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3451. March 18, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Porous material could purify bioethanol with less waste
Chemists have debuted a unique, porous material they say separates ethanol from contaminants that lower its performance. Separating ethanol from the water and methanol that form during distillation currently takes many steps and lots of energy. The new material may simplify this procedure, creating a better fuel with fewer resources... 3452. March 18, 2013 | The Sunday Leader
Arsenic Kills Thousands While Health Ministry Slumbers, Sri Lanka
Although the Health Ministry denies that the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) slowly killing thousands in the North Central, Eastern, Wayamba, Ruhuna and Uva Provinces is due to pesticides and fertilisers containing arsenic... 3453. March 17, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Bill would phase out chemicals toxic to children, USA
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A bill before the Legislature would set up a state database to track the use of 19 chemicals in manufactured products shown to be harmful to children, and work with manufacturers to phase out use of the chemicals over five years... 3454. March 17, 2013 | The Himalayan Times
Implications of air pollution, Pakistan
DR. ASHOK SHUMSHERE J.B.R. Though globally created pollutants from combustion, construction, mining, agriculture and warfare are becoming increasingly significant as a major contributor to overall pollution... 3455. March 17, 2013 | The Korea Herald
Korea expands use of chemical castration, Korea
Courts will now be able to order chemical castration for all rapists from Tuesday, as part of imposing tougher penalties against sex crimes... 3456. March 17, 2013 | Daily Express
Are toxins in our air killing us?, UK
TINY toxin particles in the air are causing clusters of cancer and dementia across Britain, campaigners fear... 3457. March 17, 2013 | Reuters
China's new premier vows to tackle pollution, offers few details, China
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Sunday that his government would "show even greater resolve" in tackling China's festering pollution crisis, a source of increasing public fury... 3458. March 17, 2013 | South China Morning Post
New environmental team booed amid pollution woes, China
Rare display of discord in NPC as committee that oversees country's widely criticised anti-pollution efforts gets large number of 'no' votes... 3459. March 16, 2013 | JoongAng Daily
Yeosu chemical plant blast leaves 6 dead, 11 injured, South Korea
YEOSU, South Jeolla - An explosion from a tank storing high-density polyethylene erupted in a chemical plant in the southern coastal city of Yeosu, South Jeolla, Thursday night, leaving six workers dead and 11 wounded as of 5 p.m. yesterday... 3460. March 16, 2013 | The Denver Post
Hydrocarbon spill confirmed north of Parachute, USA
Oil-and-gas industry officials Saturday confirmed that state and federal regulators and a consortium of consultants have been at the scene of an underground plume of more than 1,500 gallons of hydrocarbons in western Colorado for more than a week... 3461. March 16, 2013 | The Japan Times
Record cesium level detected in fish caught near Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday it detected a record 740,000 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium in a fish caught in waters near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, equivalent to 7,400 times the state-set limit deemed safe for human consumption... 3462. March 16, 2013 | OregonLive.com
Sealed 'black cells' stall radioactive waste cleanup at Hanford nuclear reservation, USA
RICHLAND, Wash. -- In the late-1990s, the Hanford nuclear reservation's British contractor designed the world's largest nuclear waste treatment plant around a fateful feature: "black cells."... 3463. March 15, 2013 | NaturalNews
Autistic children have more toxic metals in their blood, USA
New evidence suggests that heavy metal exposure may be a cause of autism, in a study conducted by researchers from Arizona State University and published in the journal Biological Trace Element Research... 3464. March 15, 2013 | Fox News
Toxic water contamination at North Carolina military base dated back to 1948, report says,
Drinking water contamination at North Carolina's sprawling Camp Lejeune military base could date to 1948, five years earlier than researchers had reported previously, a federal report indicates... 3465. March 15, 2013 | Channel NewsAsia
Air pollution on the rise in Kolkata, India
KOLKATA, India: Air pollution is on the rise in the Indian city of Kolkata. Rapid modernisation and an unchecked number of vehicles are making Kolkata one of the most polluted cities in India... 3466. March 15, 2013 | Pakistan Observer
Environ pollution rises to alarming level in Islamabad, Pakistan
Islamabad—Environmental pollution has increased to alarming level in the federal capital, which is also adversely affecting the adjoining areas of the city... 3467. March 15, 2013 | Bangkok Post
Farm fires cause heavy pollution, Thailand
Much of northern Thailand as far south as Saraburi lay under a heavy blanket of haze and smoke Friday from hundreds of fires, mostly set on purpose by farmers in Thailand and Myanmar... 3468. March 15, 2013 | 3 News
Three hospitalised after formalin spill, New Zealand
Around 30L of the toxic chemical formaldehyde has spilled at Wellington Hospital this afternoon... 3469. March 14, 2013 | Emirate 24/7
Ladies beware: Indreem lipstick is toxic
Women seeking to avoid hazardous cosmetics should avoid using Indreem Lipstick as it contains a high level of lead, according to a warning by Saudi health authorities... 3470. March 14, 2013 | Hounslow Chronicle
More fish dead as pollution hits River Crane again, UK
POLLUTION has hit the River Crane again 17 months after a devastating sewage release killed at least 10,000 fish... 3471. March 14, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
CITES Takes Action to Halt Decline of Tropical Timber, Sharks and other Species, Thailand
55 proposals accepted, 9 rejected and 6 withdrawn. Strong enforcement measures to fight wildlife crime also adopted. Next meeting will be held in South Africa in 2016... 3472. March 14, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
GA Approves Establishment of UN Environment Assembly in Support of the Strengthening and Upgrade of UNEP, Kenya
The newly-named United Nations Environment Assembly of UNEP reflects the full and future participation of all 193 UN member states in UNEP's governing body. Prior to 2012, membership had been limited to 58 countries only... 3473. March 13, 2013 | http://news.sky.com
Libya: Toxic Hooch Kills 60 And Makes 700 Ill, Libya
Toxic methanol homebrew has killed at least 60 people in Libya and made 700 sick, leaving hospitals in the capital overstretched... 3474. March 13, 2013 | The Detroit News
Pollution problems continue as Michigan funds to clean up dry up, USA
The state is quickly running out of money to clean up thousands of sites around Michigan that are contaminated from prior industrial use — often posing threats to human health... 3475. March 13, 2013 | Reuters
Over 2,200 dead pigs found in Chinese river prompting pollution alert, China
SHANGHAI -- Over 2,200 pigs have been found dead in one of Shanghai's main water sources, official media reported on March 11, triggering a public outcry in China where concerns over food safety and environmental pollution run high...
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