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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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4326. September 3, 2012 | Egypt Independent
Illegal pesticides threaten agriculture and fragile ecosystem, Egypt
The spread of counterfeit pesticides and fertilizers that contain dangerous toxic substances is one of the biggest dangers threatening agriculture in the country, and its delicate ecosystem... 4327. September 3, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Explosion in Chinese coal mine kills 14 workers, China
BEIJING (AP) — A coal mine explosion in eastern China has killed at least 14 people just days after a blast in the country's southwest left 44 dead... 4328. September 3, 2012 | High Country News
Cracking the ozone code in Utah's gas fields, USA
On a bright February morning, a curiously adorned cargo van crept down a dirt road in northeastern Utah's Uintah Basin... 4329. September 3, 2012 | New Scientist
Waste water harnessed to make electricity and plastics, USA
TREATING waste water is energy intensive. In the US, it sucks up the equivalent output of four of the country's biggest power plants every year. But it needn't be such a drain on resources - soon it might be able to earn its keep... 4330. September 3, 2012 | The Washington Post
WSSC on a mission to unclog greasy sewer pipes, USA
As the lunch hour faded on a recent workday, Ed Hairfield and his crew roared into the parking lot of a Panda Express... 4331. September 3, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP - WHO Press Conference: Wednesday, 5 September 2012 at 11:30 AM, UNEP
UN Launches First Comprehensive Assessment to Examine Global Chemicals Trends & Economic Implications Urgent Action Needed to Reduce Growing Health and Environmental Hazards from Chemicals... 4332. September 2, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP) | San Joes Mercury News
Toxic spill from zinc mine in Peru, Peru
LIMA, Peru—Peruvian authorities say wastewater laced with heavy metals from a major zinc mine has spilled into a tributary of the Amazon, contaminating at least six miles of the waterway... 4333. September 2, 2012 | The Himalayan Times
Alarming levels of antibiotics found in milk, Nepal
KATHMANDU: Alarming levels of antibiotic residue have been found in milk samples from urban areas across the country, raising concerns about the health of the general public... 4334. September 2, 2012 | The New Tribune
Arsenic cleanup in Milton that began in 1992 nearly complete, USA
Cleanup efforts at a Milton landfill contaminated with arsenic from the former Asarco smelter could wrap up this fall after nearly two decades of remediation... 4335. September 2, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
New York's new environmental 'hero' — the oyster, USA
NEW YORK (AP) — On a summer morning, marine biologist Ray Grizzle reaches into the waters of the Bronx River estuary and pulls up an oyster. The 2-year-old female is "good and healthy."... 4336. September 2, 2012 | jdnews.com
Water contamination victim speaks out, USA
Spina bifida. Asperger’s syndrome. Tourette’s. Bipolar disorder. Organic brain dysfunction. These are just a few of the diseases... 4337. September 1, 2012 | IANS
Toxic fume kills woman in Thane, India
Thane (Maharashtra), Sep 1 (IANS) A 75-year-old woman suffocated to death and a man fell sick after inhaling toxic fumes that leaked out of a chemical tank near here Saturday, police said... 4338. August 31, 2012 | The West Australia
Are chemicals making us toxic?, Australia
Are chemicals in our food and environment killing us? RMIT University health sciences Professor Marc Cohen says it's possible... 4339. August 31, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Early puberty? Girls exposed to household chemical menstruate earlier, CDC study finds, USA
Girls exposed to high levels of a common household chemical had their first period seven months earlier than girls with lower exposures, according to new research by federal scientists... 4340. August 31, 2012 | Environmental Health Perspectives
Unknown Quantity: Regulating Radionuclides in Tap Water, ehp
Radioactivity surrounds us; each day we are exposed to a certain amount by virtue of being alive on planet Earth... 4341. August 30, 2012 | ABC News
Residents get toxic sands clean-up assurance, Australia
Parks Victoria has confirmed the clean-up of toxic sands exposed during Bendigo's Black Saturday bushfire will begin before the end of this year... 4342. August 29, 2012 | TIME.com
Toxic Chemicals in Kids’ School Supplies. How Real Is the Threat?,
Phthalates, BPA and toxic lead paint: How safe are toys and school supplies made for children?... 4343. August 29, 2012 | siliconrepublic.com
Irish marine scientist calls for more water monitoring devices to spot pollution, UK
Following the most recent E coli contamination that was detected in the waters off the coastlines of Cork and Galway, which resulted in beaches being closed for a time last week... 4344. August 29, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Exposure to PCE-tainted water before birth to age 5 affects color vision decades later, EHN
Adults exposed to higher levels of the commercial solvent PCE from before birth to age 5 were less able to see contrast and distinguish colors years after the exposures were reduced... 4345. August 28, 2012 | The Himalayan Times
Oz sets 2015 date for EU carbon scheme link up, Australia
CANBERRA: Australia announced Tuesday it would link its deeply contested emissions trading scheme with the European Union's from mid-2015 in an effort to combat climate change... 4346. August 28, 2012 | Reuters
Sesa Goa to shut coke unit on pollution board order, India
(Reuters) - Sesa Goa(SESA.NS) must shut its 280,000 tonnes per annum metallurgical coke unit in Goa after complaints of pollution by locals, a State Pollution Board official said on Tuesday... 4347. August 28, 2012 | The Himalayan Times
Vehicle pollution standards enforced, Nepal
ATHMANDU: The government has brought into effect the Nepal Vehicle Pollution Standard-2069 and the National Standard on Air Quality-2069 BS... 4348. August 28, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Lead still a children's health risk in Africa, Africa
Children from the African nation of the Congo have an increased risk of lead exposure from a number of sources that contaminate soil, dust and indoor air... 4349. August 28, 2012 | The Brunei Times
Alaska health officials to test gold miners for mercury, Alaska
ALASKA health officials, concerned about amateur miners seeking riches in a modern-day mini gold rush, plan to test prospectors in the town of Nome for mercury exposure for fear that archaic mining techniques may be inadvertently harming their bodies... 4350. August 28, 2012 | The Times of India (TOI) | TNN
Mumbai's air has become more toxic over a year, India
MUMBAI: The air you breathe has worsened over the last year. The levels of harmful and carcinogenic compounds like benzopyrene and nickel have seen a rise and, more worryingly for you, in some places in the city the levels have crossed the permissible limits...
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