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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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7676. July 12, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
S. Jakarta to hold car-free day at subdistrict level, Indonesia
JAKARTA: The South Jakarta administration plans to hold the car-free day program at the subdistrict level this year in an effort to reduce pollution levels in the city... 7677. July 12, 2010 | Democrat and Chronicle
13 city homes evacuated temporarily during gas leak, USA
Residents in 13 houses on the west side of Rochester were temporarily evacuated Sunday night after the smell of natural gas was detected in the neighborhood... 7678. July 12, 2010 | Radio New Zealand
Record air pollution levels in Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong is recording record air pollution levels this year and is considering a ban on idling engines to reduce roadside pollution... 7679. July 11, 2010 | allAfrica.com
Oil Spill - Firm Tackles Mobil, Insists On Representing Victims, Nigeria
Lagos — A firm of Estate Valuers in Eket says it has an agreement with Eket and Esit Eket communities to demand,on their behalf , for compensation from Mobil for the oil spill from Qua Iboe oil fields... 7680. July 11, 2010 | The New York Times
Day 82: The Latest on the Oil Spill, USA
BP is discussing selling $10 billion worth of assets, including a stake in an Alaska oil field, to the Apache Corporation, which is based in Texas, a person briefed on the talks said Sunday. The potential deal was first reported by The Sunday Times of London... 7681. July 11, 2010 | The Hindu
Gas leak in dairy unit; 20 workers hospitalised, India
NELLORE: Some 20 workers suffered respiratory problems and giddiness when ammonia gas leaked in Tirumala Milk Dairy near Gudur town in the district on Saturday. The mishap occurred in the chilling plant of the dairy at 3.30 p.m. in second shift... 7682. July 11, 2010 | Green Bay Press Gasette
Cigarette butts a pollution problem, USA
GREEN BAY — A June 27 article states there are concerns about outdoor disposal of cigarette butts now that the smoking ban has taken effect. Haven't they looked around now? There are butts all over, in parking lots, on the sidewalks — or better yet, look on the ground at stoplights... 7683. July 11, 2010 | Toledoblade.com
Evacuations follow leak of chemical in North Toledo, USA
Judy Hamrick, 46, woke up about 6 a.m. Saturday to firefighters banging on her front door and was told to leave her northern Toledo home because a nearby industrial plant had a gas leak... 7684. July 11, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Indian government apologises for dumping Bhopal toxic waste, India
The Indian government has apologised for secretly dumping toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas leak, the world’s worst industrial disaster, in an incinerator two years ago... 7685. July 11, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
India regrets toxic waste dumping, India
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has apologised for secretly dumping toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas leak, the world’s worst industrial disaster, in an incinerator two years ago... 7686. July 11, 2010 | The Journal Gazette
Family blames toxic site for illness, USA
FORT WAYNE – Kathryn Mbwelera stands in her front yard, despite the blazing heat, pointing across the street to where the ground is filled with poison... 7687. July 11, 2010 | The Observer
Eco warrior's Pacific journey shows how 'dumb plastic' is killing our seas, UK
David de Rothschild set out on a mammoth ocean crossing aboard his recycled yacht to highlight pollution of Earth's waters – but even he was shocked by what he found... 7688. July 10, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
Australian-invested dye plant closed for polluting environment, Vietnam
Inspectors in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Friday closed a foreign-invested dye factory found releasing untreated wastewater into the environment the day before... 7689. July 10, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
China seizes melamine-tainted milk powder, China
Chinese authorities have seized 76 tonnes of milk powder tainted with melamine, the same chemical responsible for the deaths of six babies two years ago, state media said yesterday... 7690. July 10, 2010 | The Washington Pose
Indian government presents new plan to clean up Bhopal gas-leak site, India
A month after seven former Union Carbide employees were given relatively light two-year jail terms for their role in a deadly gas leak in Bhopal a quarter-century ago, a senior Indian official met with angry survivors groups Friday with a new plan to clean up the abandoned factory site... 7691. July 10, 2010 | Daily Post North Wales
North Wales company charged over chemical leak, UK
A BIOTECHNOLOGY company has been charged over a chemical leak that put 11 people in hospital... 7692. July 10, 2010 | The Hindu Business Line
Anti-dumping duty on pesticide chemical from China, India
NEW DELHI: The Government has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to $1.15 per tonne on a chemical used in pesticides, to protect the domestic industry from the cheap Chinese shipments... 7693. July 10, 2010 | Examiner
Toxic Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide registered in Venice, Louisiana, USA
During June, people living in Venice, Louisiana near EPA’s air pollution test station (V06) breathed toxic hydrogen sulfide gas at concentrations up to 40 times in excess of minimum risk levels set by government health agencies... 7694. July 10, 2010 | The New York Times
Analysis Triples U.S. Plutonium Waste Figures, USA
WASHINGTON — The amount of plutonium buried at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State is nearly three times what the federal government previously reported, a new analysis indicates, suggesting that a cleanup to protect future generations will be far more challenging than planners had assumed... 7695. July 9, 2010 | The Nation
Abhisit orders a review of NEBs report, Thailand
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday ordered a review in the National Environment Board's conclusion detailing 18 businesses deemed hazard to human health in relation with the Map Ta Phut industrial estate... 7696. July 9, 2010 | The Nation
Farm chemicals pollute village tap systems, Thailand
The Chaiyaphum's Phu Laenkha headwaters have been contaminated with agricultural chemicals, prompting natural tap water systems at two villages to be suspended and a special clinic opened to treat locals suffering from allergic skin problems... 7697. July 9, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Illegal LPG cylinder factory busted in Tangerang, Indonesia
Jakarta Police on Thurs-day raided a warehouse in an industrial complex in Kosambi, Tangerang, that was allegedly used to produce illegal 3-kilogram LPG cylinders... 7698. July 9, 2010 | Boing Boing
More than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells waiting to leak in Gulf of Mexico, USA
An Associated Press investigation shows that there are more than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells in the hard rock beneath the Gulf of Mexico, and the constellation of aging wells has been ignored for decades... 7699. July 9, 2010 | The Barbados Advocate
Caribbean states warned to consider the effects of sea pollution on tourism, Finland
FINLAND’S Ambassador to CARICOM and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is challenging those attending the consultation on the Caribbean Sea Commission, to look at such issues as the impact of tourism development... 7700. July 9, 2010 | Business Standard
Govt urged to ban chemical pesticides, India
City-based CSRI Associated NGO’s Tree of Insurance (Canti) on Thursday urged the Andhra Pradesh government to take action against the ongoing fraud in the bio-pesticides business...
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