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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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5426. December 15, 2011 | Bury Times
Fight to ban chemical in hair dye, UK
A BURY solicitor is spearheading a national campaign to ban a hair dye chemical which he claims can cause an allergic reaction... 5427. December 15, 2011 | AAP
Chemical leak a 'wake-up call' for Orica, Australia
Orica says leaks from its Kooragang Island plant in Newcastle have been an enormous wake up call to the company... 5428. December 14, 2011 | Thanh Nien News
Hunger, pollution makes Hanoi turtle emerge, experts suggest, Vietnam
Experts said hunger and water pollution might be causing the old turtle at Hanoi iconic lake to emerge above water frequently in the past month... 5429. December 14, 2011 | China Power
Beijing Pollution at “Crisis Level”, China
No one who has visited Beijing recently will be surprised to learn that pollution in the capital has been so bad that the air quality monitoring system used by the U.S. Embassy here has described the pollution as being off the scale... 5430. December 14, 2011 | MLive.com
Environmental group calls out Michigan waterways and lakes for mercury pollution, USA
GRAND RAPIDS – A statewide environmental group is publicizing mercury warnings for lakes and streams throughout Michigan in an effort to promote new air pollution standards the Environmental Protection Agency is considering... 5431. December 14, 2011 | Vietnam latest News
Malaysian firm fined for pollution, Malaysia
A Malaysian company in south central Vietnam has been fined more than US$6,000 for polluting the environment... 5432. December 14, 2011 | PTI
Moneycontrol » News » Wire News Ten people die after drinking toxic liquor, India
Canning (WB), Dec 14 (PTI) At least ten people died and several others were taken ill today after drinking toxic illicit liquor at Mograhat in South 24-Parganas district... 5433. December 14, 2011 | PRNewswire-USNewswire
Report: 20 Additional Toxic Coal Ash Contamination Sites Found in 10 States, USA
As Congress Considers "Deregulating" Toxic Coal Ash, Citizens Plea for Federal Enforcement of Standards to Protect Their Drinking Water; EIP Report Details How Arsenic & Other Dangerous Pollutants Contaminated Groundwater and... 5434. December 14, 2011 | Asia Times Online
China's toxic soup, Hong Kong
HONG KONG - When residents of this city - now a special administrative region of China - complain about rising levels of air pollution... 5435. December 14, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN System Provides Its Perspectives on a Green Economy, UNEP
In the first-ever inter-agency report on the Green Economy, the Environment Management Group (EMG), representing the work of UN agenciesn... 5436. December 13, 2011 | Ann Arbor.com
Toxic toys? Report finds hazardous chemicals in common products, USA
That rattle your baby is chewing on might be hazardous to her health... 5437. December 13, 2011 | ABC News
Chemical fumes spark hospital evacuation, Australia
The Royal Hobart Hospital is in partial lock down as emergency services investigate reports of a chemical smell inside... 5438. December 13, 2011 | Reuters
Before Chemical Insecticides, Ancient Humans Used ... Bedding?, South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Almost 80,000 years before humans began using chemical sprays to control insect pests, Africans were using mattresses made from bug-repelling plants to ensure a good night's sleep... 5439. December 13, 2011 | 7DAYS
UN cleans up with pollution penalties, UN
Climate change talks have agreed a pact that will force all the biggest polluters to take action to slow the pace of global warming for the first time.. 5440. December 13, 2011 | Pakistan Observer
Environment pollution, Pakistan
Earth is perhaps the only planet in this vast universe, which is inhabited by human and other living being in supporting environment... 5441. December 12, 2011 | TreeHugger
Record-Breaking Air Pollution in Beijing is Beyond 'Hazardous': It's Off the Charts, China
Smog in Beijing has recently risen from 'hazardous' levels to something closer to 'get-the-hell-out-of-town apocalyptic'... 5442. December 12, 2011 | thestar.com
Encana demands review on groundwater pollution report, USA
CALGARY—Encana Corp. said Monday there are serious flaws with a U.S. government report that links its Wyoming natural gas wells to groundwater pollution and that independent analysis of the data must be undertaken... 5443. December 12, 2011 | Harrow Observer
Chemical spill at hospital's intensive care ward cleared by firefighters, UK
A TOXIC insecticide spillage was cleaned up firefighters at Northwick Park Hospital's intensive care unit... 5444. December 12, 2011 | NJ.com
N.J. 'unfriendly' to smokers trying to quit, USA
The American Lung Association ranks New Jersey among the five least “quit-friendly” states in the nation for people trying to stop smoking... 5445. December 12, 2011 | Chemical & Engineering News
Radical Ways To Trifluoromethylate, USA
Medicinal Chemistry: Mild methods provide access to new pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals... 5446. December 12, 2011 | Chemical & Engineering News
Making Rubber From Renewables, USA
The common automobile tire contains rubber that’s extracted from latex-bearing trees and rubber that’s synthesized from petroleum feedstocks... 5447. December 12, 2011 | iWatch News
Thousands of sugar cane workers die as wealthy nations stall on solutions, Nicaragua
LA ISLA, Nicaragua — Maudiel Martinez is 19 years old and has a shy smile, a tangle of curly black hair and a lean, muscular build shaped by years of work in the sugarcane fields... 5448. December 12, 2011 | Idaho Statesman
From a deserted mine, a river of toxic water, USA
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Every second of every day it flows: a river of poison gushing from the hillsides... 5449. December 12, 2011 | Modbee.com
Modesto residents concerned over soil laced with toxic barium, USA
Too much exposure to barium can cause tremors, breathing problems, diarrhea, irregular heartbeats, paralysis and death... 5450. December 12, 2011 | MINING.com
Fracking can cause water pollution: EPA, USA
Environmentalists and academics alike welcomed the latest report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which confirms a link between hydraulic fracturing for natural gas —or fracking— to groundwater contamination...
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