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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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7876. June 10, 2010 | ONE News
Aust farmers may be at risk from banned chemical, Australia
Australia's pesticides regulator has denied claims Australian farm workers are at risk from a chemical banned in more than 60 other countries... 7877. June 10, 2010 | Xinhua
Chemical lab blast occurs in northeast China city, China
A blast occurred at a chemical lab in northeast China's Liaoning Province Wednesday, causing no casualties... 7878. June 10, 2010 | Brattle Reformer
VY avoids shutting down after leak, USA
MONTPELIER -- A new leak at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant -- this one from a valve in an emergency cooling system -- briefly put it on the path to a required shutdown before it was fixed early Wednesday, officials said... 7879. June 9, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
23 tons of fish found dead in southern Vietnam river, Vietnam
At least 23 tons of assorted fish were found dead in Dong Nai River in the province of the same name from Sunday to Tuesday, and industrial sewage could be the culprit, authorities have said... 7880. June 9, 2010 | AKI
Italy: Police close illegal toxic dumps in Sardinia, Italy
Sassari, Italian police on Tuesday closed two illegal dumps in Sardinia which are believed to contain large quantities of dangerous toxic waste, including over sixty old cars, batteries and oil. The dumps extend over 12,000 square metres of an industrial area in the town of Sassari and are close to residential areas... 7881. June 9, 2010 | AAP
Truck's chemical cargo explodes, Australia
A truck driver managed to unhitch his chemical cargo moments before it exploded on a highway west of Brisbane... 7882. June 9, 2010 | The Tribune
Small chemical spill at Diablo Canyon prompts 'unusual event' declaration, USA
Operators at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant declared an "unusual event" today as a result of a small chemical spill... 7883. June 9, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
4-alarm blaze destroys storage yard in Henderson, USA
Fire investigators are probing the cause of a spectacular four-alarm blaze that gutted a wood pallet storage yard in Henderson and forced the evacuation of a nearby hotel and other businesses... 7884. June 9, 2010 | WalesOnline
Oil pollution spreads across Gulf – and could last for years to come, USA
OIL from the Gulf of Mexico disaster has been found more than 100 miles from the leak, adding to fears of more pollution. As slicks continued to wash ashore in the US, tests showed that plumes of oil were also lurking deep underwater... 7885. June 9, 2010 | Mid Day
Pollution pulls Majestic down, India
Air pollution levels in the Majestic area start rising from 4 am and cross the national pollution average by 6 am. Those living in the Majestic area should now think twice before stepping out of their homes early morning for their daily dose of fresh air... 7886. June 9, 2010 | The Nation
Chemical plant shut, faces probe over leak, Thailand
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand has suspended the manufacturing operations of Aditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand) at one of its factories over Sunday's chemical leak... 7887. June 8, 2010 | The Nation
Dozens made sick by chlorine leak, Thailand
Yesterday's chlorine leak at a factory in the Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate left more than 100 people sick, 18 of them critically... 7888. June 8, 2010 | China Daily
Union Carbide officials convicted, India
BHOPAL, India - A court on Monday found the Indian unit of US chemical firm Union Carbide and seven Indian former employees guilty of negligence over one of the world's worst industrial accidents that killed thousands in 1984... 7889. June 8, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
10 years needed to seal climate cuts: UN, France
THE world community may need another 10 years to agree on carbon cuts deep enough to roll back global warming, the UN's pointman for climate change warned yesterday... 7890. June 8, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Seven convicted over Bhopal gas tragedy, India
AN INDIAN court yesterday convicted seven former senior employees of Union Carbide's Indian subsidiary of "death by negligence" for their roles in the Bhopal gas tragedy that left an estimated 15,000 people dead more than a quarter century ago in the world's worst industrial disaster... 7891. June 8, 2010 | The Daily Star
Ban storage of chemicals in residential areas of city, Bangladesh
Environmentalists and chemical experts yesterday urged the government to impose ban on producing, marketing and storing flammable chemicals in residential areas of the capital so that tragedies like Nimtoli are not repeated... 7892. June 8, 2010 | The Daily Star
Old Dhaka at chemical risk, Bangladesh
Thousands of Old Dhaka residents live close to grave danger as many warehouses store inflammable substances and industries use these in residential areas in violation of environmental rules... 7893. June 8, 2010 | Greenpeace Intyernational
A toxic river runs through it, Greenpeace
Russian waters are being poisoned by hazardous substances that sometimes exceed hundreds of times the safe limit as set by authorities. This was the finding of an historic ship tour as the Greenpeace flag sailed into Moscow for the very first time to raise awareness of the impact of industrial pollution on the rivers of Russia... 7894. June 8, 2010 | KKTV
Toxic Clean-Up Act Signed, Uranium Mills Put On Notice, USA
Tuesday, Governor Ritter signed into law the Uranium Processing Accountability Act, on the banks of the Arkansas River in Canon City... 7895. June 8, 2010 | Gulf-Times
Dhaka targets dangerous high-rises, chemical stores, Bangladesh
Bangladesh launched a crackdown yesterday on shoddy buildings and illegal chemical factories in residential areas after an apartment block collapse and huge fire that killed almost 150, officials said... 7896. June 8, 2010 | The New York Times
8 Former Executives Guilty in '84 Bhopal Chemical Leak, India
NEW DELHI -- More than 25 years after a plume of fatal toxic gas from an American-owned chemical plant wafted over the slumbering city of Bhopal, eight former executives of the company's Indian subsidiary -- including one who has since died -- were convicted Monday of negligence... 7897. June 8, 2010 | NewsOK.com
Woodward plant worker burned in chemical fire, USA
WOODWARD — A worker suffered burns and smoke inhalation in a fire at a chemical plant this morning, authorities said... 7898. June 7, 2010 | The Telegraph
Toxic water that none cleans, India
New Delhi, In 2003, when activists campaigning against Dow Chemicals, which now owns Union Carbide, delivered 250 gallons of water from Bhopal’s contaminated wells at the firm’s Houston office, a hazardous chemicals team wearing protection suits removed the water... 7899. June 7, 2010 | Disinformation
Russia’s Scientists: Toxic Rain From Oil Spill Will Ravage America, Russia
Russia’s top scientists have informed their president that they expect toxic rain from the Gulf oil spill to destroy the eastern coast of the United States. They also believe that BP’s use of a chemical dispersal agent at the spill site is hiding just how bad the spill really is. Er, here’s hoping they’re wrong?... 7900. June 7, 2010 | The Huffington Post
Methyl Iodide Controversy: Warning About Strawberry Field Chemical Ignored, USA
California pesticide regulators plan to approve a new agricultural chemical called methyl iodide for the state's coastal strawberry fields, allowing levels of exposure that the state's own experts say will put farmworkers and bystanders at risk...
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