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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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7176. October 28, 2010 | KREM.com
Toxic smoke billows from Skyway tire fire, USA
SKYWAY, Wash. – King County sheriff's investigators are looking for the cause of a tire fire that sent toxic fumes into the air Wednesday night... 7177. October 27, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Chinese iPhone workers poisoned by chemical, Australia
WORKERS who say they were assembling Apple computers and iPhones in southern China have spent months in hospital after being exposed to a harmful chemical, an Australian media report said Tuesday... 7178. October 27, 2010 | The Budapest Times
Firm behind lethal toxic waste spill wants to resume control, Hungary
Magyar Alumínium (MAL) last week maintained its refusal to accept responsibility for the disastrous toxic spill of October 4, and urged the government to unfreeze its assets and relinquish control of the company... 7179. October 27, 2010 | THe Detroit News
Classes canceled at Fordson High because of pool chemical incident, USA
Dearborn - One person was overcome with fumes this morning at Fordson High School after pool chemicals were improperly mixed, officials said. The resulting noxious fumes caused the evacuation of the school and the eventual dismissal of classes for the day... 7180. October 26, 2010 | BusinessDay
Unions call for action on water pollution, Africa
TRADE unions warn that SA needs to take urgent action to address water pollution, and have applied to the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) to discuss the issue... 7181. October 26, 2010 | CNN
Gupta: Chemicals around us – we must know more, USA
This morning, I will be testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works. When I received the call to do this, truthfully, I was a little nervous. The topic is “Risks of toxic chemicals to children’s health,”... 7182. October 26, 2010 | The Huffington Post
Your request is being processed... Toxic Chemicals: Washington State Compiles A List Of Chemicals Toxic To Children, USA
SEATTLE — Johnson & Johnson, Mattel Inc. and other manufacturers of children's products would be required to report whether toys, cosmetics, jewelry, apparel and other items contain certain harmful chemicals, under new rules proposed by Washington state... 7183. October 26, 2010 | The Canadian Press
230 birds dead after landing on toxic oilsands pond, Canada
EDMONTON—More than 200 birds died after they landed on a gooey, toxic Syncrude tailings pond just days after the oilsands giant agreed to pay more than $3 million in a similar image-soiling case where 1,600 ducks died... 7184. October 26, 2010 | UNEP
Breathe carefully: air emissions of benzene may cause birth defects, UNEP
Neural tube defects are a common type of birth defect that originate within the first four weeks after conception. In the affected fetus, the nervous system – the brain and spinal chord – does not form properly. Spina bifida and anencephaly are two well-known types of neural tube defects... 7185. October 25, 2010 | allAfrica.com
Toxic Waste - Nesrea, Customs, NPA Disagree on Alleged Ship Escape, Nigeria
Lagos — A new twist has emerged in the alarm raised by the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) that a foreign vessel, MV Grande America, escaped from detention last week at the Ports and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) terminal in Tin Can Island Port complex, Lagos... 7186. October 25, 2010 | Reuters
Naples waste dump put on hold, Italy
THE Italian government has put the opening of a new waste dump near Naples on hold after weeks of protests by residents, but demonstrators said the proposal was not enough and garbage continued to pile up in the streets... 7187. October 25, 2010 | Gulf-Times
Pakistan most vulnerable to pollution, says expert, Pakistan
Pakistan is the most vulnerable country in South Asia to pollution because of the large-scale adoption of generators and uninterruptible power supply units.... 7188. October 25, 2010 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong Air Pollution Reaches `Very High' 109 Level in Central District, Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index reached a “very high” level of 109 in Central business district as of 8 a.m. today, the city’s Environmental Protection Department said on its website... 7189. October 24, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Wyoming oil spill hints at Niobrara shale's potential, USA
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Word is out that a well in southeast Wyoming has tapped oil from the Niobrara Shale -- not from a company news release or government records, but from 15 acres of ranch land blackened by an oil spill... 7190. October 23, 2010 | Daily news
10 students injured as explosion rocks North High, USA
An explosion during a lunchtime cooking event at North High School in Torrance caused minor injuries Friday to 10 students, including four who sustained second-degree burns... 7191. October 22, 2010 | Planet Earth Online
Fences reduce water pollution, UK
Simply fencing off streams and drainage ditches so farm animals can't deposit manure in and around them could cut levels of faecal pollution dramatically, according to scientists... 7192. October 22, 2010 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Two flown to hospital after Kennecott chlorine gas leak, USA
Two people were flown to the hospital Friday morning after inhaling chlorine gas in the power plant at Kennecott Utah Copper’s mine... 7193. October 21, 2010 | The Daily Star
867 chemical depots run without licence, Bangladesh
A total of 867 chemical factories and warehouses out of 994 in the city have been running without licence from the fire service and civil defence department, says a senior fire official... 7194. October 20, 2010 | The Daily Star
Carbon tax on the horizon, Bangladesh
Industrialists and businessmen have welcomed the government's plan to introduce green tax for the factories that emit excessive carbon, but sought time and necessary support to introduce green technology measures... 7195. October 20, 2010 | TCPalm.com
Non-hazardous chemical spill closes roads in area of St. James Drive, Airoso in Port St. Lucie, USA
PORT ST. LUCIE — Several thousand gallons of a diluted blend of reacted lime and calcium carbonate spilled after a tanker truck rolled over Wednesday morning, shutting down an intersection for hours as crews worked to clean up the tawny colored material, officials said... 7196. October 20, 2010 | Pakistan Observer
Hazardous pollution, Pakistan
This has been observed by chest specialist doctors (pulmonologists) and community medicine specialists that Badin rice mill continuously been polluting environment of main city badin and casting hazardous effects of its pollution on its adjoining resident homes and resident area... 7197. October 19, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Ammonia Leak Prompts Evacuation of 250 in Morris, USA
It wasn't a very restful night for dozens of people in west-central Minnesota... 7198. October 19, 2010 | The Virginian-Pilot
2,000 gallons of chemical spilled in Chesapeake, USA
About 2,000 gallons of chemical fertilizer spilled in the city's South Hill area Monday afternoon in the same area where a much larger spill damaged homes two years ago... 7199. October 19, 2010 | American Thoracic Society
Air pollution exposure increases risk of severe COPD, Denmark
Long term exposure to low-level air pollution may increase the risk of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to researcher s in Denmark. While acute exposure of several days to high level air pollution was known to be a risk factor for exacerbation in pre-existing COPD,... 7200. October 19, 2010 | The Hindu
Can use of clean fuel alone check air pollution?, India
With Transport Minister K.N.Nehru recently announcing that a deadline would soon be set for all autorickshaws and taxis in the city to switchover to LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), the issue of ambient air quality and the strategy of adopting alternative fuels to make Chennai ‘greener' has come into focus again...
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