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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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7726. July 5, 2010 | The East African
EU, US dumping toxic waste in Africa, Africa
European states are still using African coasts as a dumping ground of toxic waste, even after enactment of legislation aimed at ending the practice by the European Union... 7727. July 4, 2010 | Gulf-Times
Islamabad air pollution touches dangerous level, Pakistan
It seems the Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) is helpless against Islamabad’s sector I-9 industries which are producing pollutants of dangerous proportion... 7728. July 4, 2010 | The Daily Star
Chemical fertiliser used to treat drinking water!, Bangladesh
Three employees of Gaibandha Municipality were suspended on Friday for allegedly using ammonium sulphate in drinking water at a treatment plant... 7729. July 4, 2010 | post-gazette.com
Mercury fishing rising, USA
Anglers have another reason to bristle over the Lake Erie invasion of zebra mussels and round gobies... 7730. July 4, 2010 | SanLuisObispo
Climate change is a hot issue in San Luis Obispo County, USA
San Luis Obispo County is emerging as a state leader in the effort to prepare for the effects of global climate change... 7731. July 4, 2010 | The Sunday Telegraph
The poison fed to our babies, Australia
CONFIDENTIAL emails reveal Australia's food regulator discussed hiding from the Federal Government international warnings about a potentially dangerous chemical used in plastic bottles... 7732. July 3, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Flights cancelled, diverted as thick smog envelopes Manila, Phillipine
MANILA - More than three dozen flights were diverted or cancelled at Manila airport on Saturday as thick smog from air pollution enveloped the Philippine capital, officials said... 7733. July 3, 2010 | The Dallas Morning News
Update: Toxic spill in Dixon Branch Creek, USA
A mile-long stretch of Dixon Branch Creek turned milky white two weeks ago after several Richardson Independent School District employees illegally dumped floor cleaner into a storm drain behind Lake Highlands Junior High... 7734. July 3, 2010 | ABC News
Firefighters battle to contain chemical factory blaze, UK
Residents and workers in Sydney's west are being advised to stay indoors due to a major fire at a chemical factory in Smithfield... 7735. July 3, 2010 | CNN
EPA reviews chemical dispersants used in oil spill; initial tests show it's safe (video), USA
Saturday, scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) met with BP to discuss the chemicals that are being used to break up the oil spill that sits on top of the water in the Gulf of Mexico... 7736. July 3, 2010 | CJOnline.com
Water quality hardly a clear issue, USA
STULL — Cornstalks reach for a cloudless sky above the 40-acre field remolded from environmental catastrophe to a beacon of hope in the struggle for clean drinking water in northeast Kansas... 7737. July 2, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
Troubled waters, Vietnam
Farmers whose lives have been ruined by pollution in the Thi Vai River are not going away, and neither are their demands that Vedan pay for the damages in full... 7738. July 2, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Jakarta lacks air quality meters, Indonesia
JAKARTA: Jakarta does not have enough instruments to measure air quality, an official says... 7739. July 2, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
UN report fuels criticism of carbon-cutting scheme, UN
A new report is fueling criticism the UN is wasting billions of dollars on carbon-cutting projects... 7740. July 2, 2010 | WarIsACrime.org
Toxic Exposure - The Environmental Reality of Wars,
The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have created toxic environments. This past April, the Department of Veteran’s Affairs reported in an environmental hazards training directive: “Exposure to open burn pits has created significant concern among Veterans and their families.”... 7741. July 2, 2010 | WAtoday
Banned chemical sold, UK
The former chief executive of a British chemical company faces the prospect of extradition to the US after the firm admitted million-dollar bribes to officials to sell toxic fuel additives to Iraq... 7742. July 2, 2010 | Register-Pajaronian
Field workers injured in chemical exposure, USA
Five field workers were taken to Watsonville Community Hospital Friday after they were exposed to two agricultural chemicals while working on a strawberry farm on Riverside Drive... 7743. July 1, 2010 | Gulf-Times
Pollution ‘kills 4,200 every year’ in capital, UK
More than 4,200 Londoners are dying early every year because of long-term exposure to traffic pollution, research showed yesterday... 7744. July 1, 2010 | South Wales News
A solution to pollution, England
IT LOOKS a fish and moves like a fish, but you wouldn't want one with your chips. This robotic fish is being touted as an early warning pollution solution in ports, harbours and marinas... 7745. July 1, 2010 | Hindustan Times
Air, water pollution rising near Taj Mahal, India
India’s epic monument of love -- Taj Mahal, 195 kms south of Delhi in Agra -- is again falling prey to rising air and water pollution, eight years after the government spent Rs 220 crore to reduce pollution levels... 7746. July 1, 2010 | News Shopper
LEWISHAM & GREENWICH: Pollution causes hundreds of early deaths every year, UK
TRAFFIC pollution is causing hundreds of people in Greenwich and Lewisham to die prematurely every year, according to a recent report... 7747. July 1, 2010 | The Daily Star
25 students fall sick after inhaling toxic fumes at lab, Bangladesh
At least 25 students of the Institute of Medical Technology fell sick after inhaling toxic fumes at one of its laboratories at Mirpur in the city yesterday... 7748. July 1, 2010 | Stuff.co.nz
Council tests toxic smoke levels in Raumati South, New Zealand
Greater Wellington Regional Council has set up a short-term monitoring site to gauge the presence of smoke in the air around Raumati South this winter... 7749. July 1, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
More kid jewelry recalled due to toxic cadmium, USA
LOS ANGELES — Federal regulators said they have found high levels of the toxic metal cadmium in trinkets that were distributed for free to children at some doctor and dentist offices over the past five years... 7750. July 1, 2010 | FOXNews
Deadly Chemical Found in Baby Bottles Banned in Maryland, USA
Men around the world were delighted to have a new excuse to avoid shopping after a deadly chemical found in printed receipts was linked to impotency — but its more serious side effects were highlighted Thursday as a ban on the substance came into effect in Maryland...
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