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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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4601. July 2, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Nanoparticles in cosmetics can stick together, study finds, EHN
Microscopic particles in makeup and other cosmetics can clump together and lodge in nasal passages, according to a new study. This suggests that nanoparticles in cosmetics should be tested to ensure their safety... 4602. July 2, 2012 | The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
The Hazards of Coal Mining in India, India
NORTH KARANPURA, India – Digging up more coal has become a national priority for India as it tries to meet its electricity needs. But for the people who do it, like the miners in this hilly region of India’s eastern Jharkhand state, it’s a dangerous and potentially lethal assignment... 4603. July 2, 2012 | SFGate
PG&E identifies 239 pipelines at risk of failure, USA
Nearly two years after the pipeline explosion that killed eight people and devastated a neighborhood in San Bruno, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. considers 239 of its natural-gas transmission lines to be at risk of a similar failure... 4604. July 2, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
With three MDGs achieved, global partnership for development is key to 2015 success, USA
New York, 2 July: Three important targets on poverty, slums and water have been met three years ahead of 2015, says this year's Report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), launched today by UN Secretary‐General Ban Ki‐moon... 4605. July 2, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Low-Mercury and Mercury-Free Solutions to Hand for Some Sectors of Gold Mining Industry at INC4 Meeting, Kenya/Uruguay
Nairobi/Punta del Este, 2 July 2012 - Over 500 representatives, including delegates from 128 governments and representatives from intergovernmental organisations, NGOs and other stakeholders, are currently convening... 4606. July 1, 2012 | TVNZ
Tepid Baths evacuated due to chemical leak, New Zealand
Auckland Council says the Tepid Baths will be open to the public tomorrow after a chemical leak shut down the building today... 4607. July 1, 2012 | NBC Bay
Newark Hotel Evacuated After Chemical Suicide, USA
A hotel in Newark was evacuated this afternoon after a guest apparently used chemicals to commit suicide, police said... 4608. July 1, 2012 | Reuters
Rise in sea level can't be stopped: scientists, USA
Rising sea levels cannot be stopped over the next several hundred years, even if deep emissions cuts lower global average temperatures, but they can be slowed down, climate scientists said in a study on Sunday... 4609. June 30, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Landfill foes want more say in toxic waste plans, USA
CLINTON, Ill. (AP) — At an obscure landfill in central Illinois, a plan to store toxic waste is raising a dispute over how much say neighboring towns and counties should have over what gets dumped above the water they drink... 4610. June 30, 2012 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Toxic legacy in Malaysian village stays, Malaysia
Thirty years have passed since Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemicals opened a rare-earths refinery in the Malaysian village of Bukit Merah, but although the plant is gone, its toxic legacy persists... 4611. June 30, 2012 | The Daily Star
'Dry stems' help identify chemical in fruits: Experts, Bangladesh
Experts have advised people to stay away from chemically treated summer fruits which they said could be identified through their “dry stems” as reports feared toxicity in fruits caused deaths of 13 children in the country's northwestern region... 4612. June 30, 2012 | TVNZ
Chemical spill believed to have killed pigs, New Zealand
The white powder at a rural property near Ashburton, that's linked to the death of a number of animals, is believed to have been there for years... 4613. June 30, 2012 | BBC
South Yorkshire fire crews attend chemical incidents, UK
South Yorkshire Fire Service was called to two chemical incidents overnight. Fire crews and a specialist decontamination vehicle were sent to Doncaster Royal Infirmary A&E just before 04:00 BST... 4614. June 30, 2012 | UPI
Southeast Asia braces for pollution, smog, Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 30 (UPI) -- Southeast Asian officials said they want to address smog and pollution issues in advance of the dry season that begins in July and can last up to three weeks... 4615. June 29, 2012 | KCRA
Toxic smoke released in Modesto fires, USA
MODESTO, Calif. (KCRA) - Multiple grass fires that gave off a toxic smoke broke out Friday in Modesto along a stretch of Highway 99 near several businesses... 4616. June 29, 2012 | ScienceDaily
New Technique Could Reduce Number of Animals Needed to Test Chemical Safety, Science Daily
A new way of testing the safety of natural and synthetic chemicals has been developed by scientists with funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)... 4617. June 29, 2012 | Toronto Sun
Chemical leak prompts Winnipeg school evacuation, Canada
WINNIPEG - A chemical leak at a Winnipeg elementary school prompted an evacuation and medical treatment on Friday for close to 40 staff and students following a fire in an air-conditioner... 4618. June 29, 2012 | brightsurf.com
Bangladeshi women prefer pollution-causing cookstoves, Bangladesh
Women in rural Bangladesh prefer inexpensive, traditional stoves for cooking over modern ones despite significant health risks, according to a Yale study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences... 4619. June 28, 2012 | SPIEGEL Online
Germany Plans to Dispose of Bhopal Toxic Waste, Germany
The Bhopal disaster in 1984 was one of the worst industrial accidents in history. But almost three decades later, toxic waste is still being stored on the site under poor conditions... 4620. June 28, 2012 | Business Wire
Research and Markets: Introduction to Chemical Transport in the Environment, Ireland
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rt2scn/introduction_to_ch) has announced the addition of the "Introduction to Chemical Transport in the Environment" report to their offering. 4621. June 28, 2012 | stltoday.com
State pressed to monitor SO2 pollution near coal plants, USA
environmental group released a report Thursday showing that most of the St. Louis area may violate new standards for sulfur dioxide and is exposed to unhealthy levels of the pollutant from the stacks of two area coal-burning power plants... 4622. June 27, 2012 | AMERICAblog News
Chemical in plastics linked to child obesity, USA
Why does child obesity want to charge business more money in regulation and demand that they use safe chemicals? Child obesity needs to think a lot more about what's good for business... 4623. June 27, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
IPCC Completes Review of Processes and Procedures, UNEP
Over the past two years, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) undertook a complete review of its processes and procedures - effectively the IPCC's "constitution". Decisions on governance and management, conflict of interest, and... 4624. June 26, 2012 | The Information Daily
Hong Kong chaos: Donald Tsang’s legacy a “toxic combination”, Hong Kong
Donald Tsang, Hong Kong's departing Chief Executive and President of the Executive Council leaves what can only be described as a terrible mess behind him... 4625. June 26, 2012 | http://phys.org
Lab-on-a-chip detects trace levels of toxic vapors in homes near Utah Air Force Base, USA
A lab-on-a-chip technology that measures trace amounts of air contaminants in homes was successfully field-tested by researchers at the University of Michigan...
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