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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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3776. January 8, 2013 | South China Morning Post
Official says pollution killed 4,460 in Tehran in a year, Iran
Air pollution has killed 4,460 people in the capital in a year, an Iranian health official said, with another sounding the alarm over levels of carcinogens in domestically refined petrol... 3777. January 7, 2013 | Bloonberg
Air Pollution Killed 4,460 in Tehran Last Year, Mehr Says, Iran
Air pollution in Iran’s capital Tehran killed about 4,460 residents in the last Iranian year, the state-run Mehr news agency reported, citing Hassan Aghajani, a Health Ministry official... 3778. January 7, 2013 | Science Daily
Counting the Cost of Mercury Pollution, EU
Cleaning up mercury pollution and reducing prenatal exposure to the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) could save the European Union €10,000 million per year, finds a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health... 3779. January 7, 2013 | The Financial Express
Why 2012 was a year of pollution extremes for Delhi, India
Pune: Three extreme polluting events made 2012 one of Delhi’s worst years, according to scientists with the System for Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) project under the Ministry of Earth Sciences. SAFAR is India’s sole project for forecasting the quality of air. .. 3780. January 7, 2013 | Business Line
Karnataka Pollution Control Board to collect hazardous waste from industries, India
BANGALORE, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will start collecting hazardous waste from industrial units in Bangalore... 3781. January 7, 2013 | The Spectrum
Utah under weeklong air pollution alert, USA
SALT LAKE CITY — Northern Utah remains under a health alert from a weeklong bout of concentrated air pollution... 3782. January 7, 2013 | E & T Magazine
Green schemes using biofuels could cause pollution, Europe
Green schemes to fight climate change by producing more biofuels could actually worsen a little-known type of air pollution and cause almost 1,400 premature deaths a year in Europe by 2020, a study showed... 3783. January 7, 2013 | The Canadian Press | The Associate Press (AP)
Government-funded study concludes toxic hydrocarbons from oilsands pollute lakes, Canada
EDMONTON - New research has provided the most conclusive proof yet that oilsands development in northern Alberta is polluting surrounding lakes... 3784. January 7, 2013 | http://www.kfoxtv.com
Police: Woman died from inhaling toxic fumes from melted plastic in oven, USA
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Toxic fumes from melted plastic from pans and parts of toaster stored in an oven may have been the cause of death of a 41-year-old woman, officials said... 3785. January 7, 2013 | CTV News
Chinese mayor apologizes for delay reporting chemical leak contamination, China
BEIJING -- A Chinese city government has apologized for taking five days to report a chemical leak that has affected another city's drinking water supply... 3786. January 7, 2013 | TNN | Times of India (TOI)
Fire brigade to buy hi-tech vehicles to deal with chemical hazard, India
MUMBAI: Alarmed at the prospect of a chemical disaster, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) has decided to purchase Hazmat vehicles... 3787. January 7, 2013 | Xinhua
New Henan dam to counter chemical spill, China
ZHENGZHOU, Workers in a central China City are building a new dam to protect a reservoir from contamination by a recent chemical leak, the municipal government revealed on Monday... 3788. January 7, 2013 | Shanghai Daily
Plant officials sacked after 9 tons of toxic chemical leaks into river, China
FOUR officials at a chemical plant in north China's Shanxi Province have been sacked and 122 chemical companies along the Zhuozhang River ordered to suspend operations after the plant leaked nearly 9 tons of aniline into the river, affecting downstream cities in neighboring Hebei and Henan provinces... 3789. January 6, 2013 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Toxic water leaks into underground, Australia
TOXIC chemicals that escaped from a massive tyre fire on New Year's Day have leaked into an underground water system in south-west Sydney, posing a potentially serious environmental threat... 3790. January 6, 2013 | NYTime.com
Annual Buildup of Air Pollution Chokes Tehran, Iran
TEHRAN — Already battered by international threats against their nation’s nuclear program, sanctions and a broken economy, Iranians living here in the capital are now trying to cope with what has become an annual pollution peril... 3791. January 5, 2013 | This is Somerset
Toxic chemical alert after mercury spill in Wells, UK
Fire crews donned full chemical protection suits after a resident's barometer fell off the wall and spilt toxic mercury at a home in Wells... 3792. January 5, 2013 | Daily News
Toxic gas emission cause for Sapugasakanda oil refinery accident, Sri Lanka
Last year's fatal accident at the Sapugasakanda oil refinery was due to the release of a toxic gas, said Petroleum Industries Minister Susil Premajayantha after receiving the report presented to him by the three member special committee at the ministry yesterday... 3793. January 5, 2013 | NBC 10 Philadelphia
Swarthmore College Building Evacuated After Chemical Incident, USA
The science center at Swarthmore College was evacuated after a chemical incident Saturday... 3794. January 4, 2013 | China Daily
4,000 tons of pollution in Beijing air, China
A total of 4,000 tons of pollutants are estimated to be in the air in urban areas of Beijing on serious pollution days, according to a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Sciences quoted by Beijing Morning Post... 3795. January 4, 2013 | IANS
Toxic cough syrup kills three in Pakistan, Pakistan
Three people died after consuming poisonous cough syrup in Pakistan’s Punjab province, Daily Times reported onFriday... 3796. January 4, 2013 | The Daily Yomiuri
Nations to meet over mercury pollution, Japan
A U.N.-sponsored intergovernmental meeting is slated to be held in Geneva this month to draft a treaty aimed at preventing mercury pollution, but the discussions could be bumpy because of caution among emerging countries... 3797. January 4, 2013 | rferl.org | AFP | DPA
Air Pollution Triggers Tehran Shutdown, Iran
Officials in Tehran have ordered schools, universities, government offices, and other institutions to close on January 5 because of high air pollution in the Iranian capital. 3798. January 4, 2013 | TNN | Times of India (TOI)
Toxic spill after warehouse blaze, India
KOLKATA: Yet another warehouse on Strand Road was gutted in a mysterious blaze on Thursday morning. The building dates back to the days of the Raj... 3799. January 3, 2013 | Bangkok Post
Factories blamed for polluted river, Thailand
The Phra Prong River in Prachin Buri was clean until eight years ago, when residents say factories began to pollute the water, killing huge numbers of fish... 3800. January 3, 2013 | Crosby Herald
Link between air pollution and cancer in Bootle is rejected by health expert, UK
CLAIMS that air pollution in parts of Merseyside has caused an increase in cancer cases were rejected...
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