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5776. August 17, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Toxic chemicals linked to tourist deaths, Thailand
Bangkok: An investigation into the mysterious deaths of five foreign tourists in hotels in northern Thailand suggests a link to toxic chemical exposure but has failed to determine exactly what killed them, according to a government website yesterday... 5777. August 17, 2011 | The Hindu
PCB's pollution-control initiative, India
Alarmed by the increasing incidents of pollution of water resources in the State, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has decided to set up a continuous (online) ambient air and water quality monitoring station along the Periyar River... 5778. August 16, 2011 | Kyodo News
Toxic Nuclear Sludge Found 60 Miles Away from Fukushima Reactor, Japan
More proof that March's crisis persists: the Japanese government's found deadly cesium isotopes near the Fukushima district courthouse—that's over 60 miles from the plant... 5779. August 16, 2011 | CNN
Chlorine leak sends 20 to the hospital, USA
Chlorine can cause a burning sensation in the nose, throat and eyes A problem with the mechanical system at the park may have caused the leak, a fire official says An investigation is underway... 5780. August 16, 2011 | ABC News
Bigger chemical leak zone identified, Australia
New South Wales Government documentation has revealed a much wider residential area of the Newcastle suburb of Stockton may have been affected by last week's toxic chemical leak... 5781. August 16, 2011 | National Geographic News
Carbon Recycling: Mining the Air for Fuel
Recycling bottles, cans, and newspapers is on any short list of simple actions for a cleaner environment... 5782. August 15, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
China orders petrochemical plant shut after protests, China
DALIAN, China (AP) - Authorities in a north-eastern Chinese port city ordered a petrochemical plant be shut down after more than 12,000 people demonstrated over pollution concerns, state media said... 5783. August 15, 2011 | Radio New Zealand
Toxic chemical plant closed in China, China
Authorities in the north-eastern Chinese city of Dalian have ordered the closure of a chemical plant after a big protest over pollution... 5784. August 15, 2011 | The Boston Globe
Group aims to put plastic pollution on world’s radar, Hong Kong
HONG KONG - People are familiar with the concept of a carbon footprint. But whoever heard of a plastic footprint? Well, soon, more and more people will have... 5785. August 15, 2011 | ABC News
Residents demand chemical leak answers, UK
Residents from the Newcastle suburb of Stockton will today deliver an open letter to mining explosives firm Orica, demanding answers about last week's chemical leak at the Kooragang Island plant... 5786. August 15, 2011 | NorthJersey.com
Cancer cases elevated in Pompton Lakes, USA
Women throughout Pompton Lakes had 38 percent more hospitalizations for cancerous tumors compared with their neighbors in six surrounding towns and the state as a whole, a new state study has found... 5787. August 15, 2011 | China Daily
Illegal dumping pollutes water, China
BEIJING - More than 5,000 tons of highly toxic industrial waste were dumped illegally in rural areas near a Southwest China city, causing livestock deaths and soil and water pollution, local authorities said over the weekend... 5788. August 15, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Efforts Strengthened to Protect the Caspian Sea from Oil Spills, Switzerland/Kazakhstan
The five countries bordering the Caspian Sea have agreed on new commitments to strengthen regional responses to oil spills and to improve the way potential sources of pollution are monitored and managed across national borders... 5789. August 14, 2011 | Hurriyet Daily News
Toxic waste reported to kill river, Turkey
The Ergene River, which irrigates one of Turkey’s most important sunflower- and rice-growing regions, is contaminated by high amounts of toxic waste from up to 5,000 factories, according to a recent study... 5790. August 14, 2011 | AFP
Shell silent on North Sea oil pipeline leak, UK
Royal Dutch Shell Plc was silent yesterday on the status of an oil leak of unspecified size in the North Sea and authorities said they had no information on whether the leak had been stemmed, provoking anger from environmentalists... 5791. August 14, 2011 | SignOnSanDiego.com
Toxins troubling in fish caught in local waters, USA
Six-year study is step toward dealing with chemicals in coastal waters... 5792. August 13, 2011 | The News
Toxic fumes and drug overdose led to death, UK
A FIRE that claimed the life of a man in a fifth-floor flat started when a cigarette was left burning... 5793. August 12, 2011 | Royston Crow
UPDATE: Chemical spill conclusion, UK
The spill of an estimated 300 litres of mixed dangerous chemical took place at 4.07pm after a reaction in a container caused it to leak... 5794. August 11, 2011 | ANI
Paper money worldwide teeming with toxic chemical bisphenol A, USA
Washington, August 11 : Paper money worldwide contains bisphenol A (BPA) - a potentially toxic substance found in some plastics, thermal paper and other products, a new research including an Indian-origin researcher has revealed... 5795. August 11, 2011 | China Daily
Plant to be torn down after water pollution, China
NANCHANG - Authorities in eastern Jiangxi province said Thursday they will tear down a smelting company blamed for the tap water contamination that sickened over 110 people... 5796. August 10, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
EPA orders PRico business to cut lead pollution, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Federal regulators on Wednesday ordered a battery recycling business in Puerto Rico to cut lead pollution at its plant on the U.S. island's northwestern coast... 5797. August 10, 2011 | Environmental Health News
Toxicity of insecticide mixture is sum of its parts, a cell study finds
Widely used pyrethroid insecticides that share a common nerve cell target produce a larger toxic effect than each chemical on its own, according to a rodent brain cell study that verifies prior animal studies... 5798. August 10, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
Bhima river expedition to highlight river pollution, India
PUNE: Activists and environmentalists in the city will undertake a three-day navigation expedition on the Bhima river - the Bhima Nadi Parikrama - to highlight the issue of increasing river pollution... 5799. August 10, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
AP IMPACT: Japan ignored own radiation forecasts, Japan
NAMIE, Japan - Japan's system to forecast radiation threats was working from the moment its nuclear crisis began... 5800. August 10, 2011 | Tierramerica
Petrochemical Complex Poses Major Environmental Challenge, Cuba
Cuba is preparing a series of environmental measures to protect the Bay of Cienfuegos from the upcoming expansion of its oil refinery...
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