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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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8151. March 28, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Air pollution level in Jakarta drops, Indonesia
Air pollution in Jakarta has dropped significantly in March, a city government official says... 8152. March 28, 2010 | BBC
Air pollution is 'killing thousands of Londoners' , UK
Early results of a study commissioned by the mayor suggest 4,300 Londoners will die prematurely every year as a result of poor air quality... 8153. March 27, 2010 | The Nation
Bioplastic the wave of the future, Thailand
The Thai Bioplastics Industry Association is urging the government to draw up manufacturing standards and assistance measures aimed at promoting the development of more innovative products... 8154. March 26, 2010 | China Daily
New pollution reduction targets listed, China
China will meet its binding targets to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2), the major cause of air pollution, and chemical oxygen demand (COD) - the main indicator of water pollution - by 10 per cent... 8155. March 26, 2010 | Vientiane Times
Illegal gold mine poisons water sources, Vietnam
Work to combat the dangerous after-effects of illicit gold mining in the Phouhae area of Phoukoud district, Xieng Khuang province, is continuing as local residents face fears of chemical pollution... 8156. March 26, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Europe to expand list of harmful chemicals: commissioners, Europe
Europe will expand its list of potentially highly dangerous chemicals to 135 from a current 29 by the year 2012, the European commissioners for the environment and for industry said Thursday... 8157. March 26, 2010 | The Daily Star
Man dies after inhaling toxic gas in manhole, Bangladesh
A day-labourer died inhaling toxic gas after he went down into a manhole to clean it without wearing a mask in the city's Tejgaon industrial area yesterday afternoon... 8158. March 26, 2010 | NZPA
Toxic gas cited as factor in woman's death, New Zealand
The death of a Nelson woman who became ill after handling products fumigated by methyl bromide has been referred to a coroner to determine if the cancer she died from was caused by the toxic gas... 8159. March 26, 2010 | The Post and Courier
Spill prompts evacuation, USA
No injuries reported at MeadWestvaco A toxic chemical spilled at MeadWestvaco in North Charleston on Thursday afternoon, prompting workers to be evacuated... 8160. March 26, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
11 at Camp Williams seek treatment for possible hazmat exposure: Leaked acid reacted with substance in drywall to create an irritant, USA
Mar. 26--A reaction between a "weak acid" leaking from a heating system and drywall sickened 11 people at Camp Williams on Thursday morning, prompting a full-scale hazardous materials response and sending the group to a Riverton hospital... 8161. March 25, 2010 | Thanh Nien News.com
Water causes most sickness in Vietnam, Vietnam
Eighty percent of all diseases suffered by Vietnamese citizens are due to water pollution, the Water Resources Management Department said Tuesday... 8162. March 25, 2010 | Express Buzz
Gas leak at LPG plant in Nelamangala, India
BANGALORE: A major fire tragedy was averted after a gas leak was reported at a private LPG refill plant at Nelamangala, about 27 km from the city on Wednesday... 8163. March 25, 2010 | The News Journal
Firefighters decontaminated after plant fire, USA
Two firefighters had to be decontaminated after a fire Wednesday morning involving hazardous materials at a New Castle area packaging plant... 8164. March 25, 2010 | UNEP
Copenhagen Accord pledges take world a long way towards 2˚C path, but should go further, UNEP
London/Nairobi, 25 March 2010 - The targets and intended reductions for greenhouse gas emissions that have been submitted by countries to the Copenhagen Accord take the world a long way towards a path that... 8165. March 24, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Spill closes section of Mississippi River, USA
ST. LOUIS — A section of the Mississippi River was shut down in northeast Missouri on Tuesday after a cloud of sulfur trioxide gas was released from an industrial plant. The BASF plant and others nearby were evacuated... 8166. March 24, 2010 | WSMV
Worker Taken To Hospital After Chemical Spill, USA
Chemical Spills From Drum At North Nashville Facility NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A 35-gallon drum of an unknown chemical spilled Wednesday evening, causing one worker to be taken to an area hospital... 8167. March 23, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Chemical substances cause of Swallow fire: Police, Indonesia
JAKARTA: Kalideres Police have suspected chemical substances as the cause of a huge fire that razed Swallow sandal factory and claimed four lives on March 11... 8168. March 23, 2010 | Cape Cod Times
Accidental chemical spill injures one, UK
HARWICH — One man was taken to Cape Cod Hospital after a fire suppressant system accidentally discharged shortly before noon yesterday, leaving the man covered with a yellowish powder... 8169. March 23, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
DEP: Chemical spill in Pa. 2nd time in month, USA
JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa. -The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says a chemical leak at a Marathon Petroleum Co. tank station south of... 8170. March 23, 2010 | WIS
USC engineering building evacuated after reported chemical spill, USA
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - The Columbia Fire Department is at the University of South Carolina after reports of a chemical spill in one of the classrooms... 8171. March 23, 2010 | WFLS News
Explosion in Colonial Beach Kills One, USA
During the removal of underground gas tanks The owner of a Colonial Beach coffee shop dies after being flown to MCV Hospital in Richmond. The injuries followed an explosion outside... 8172. March 23, 2010 | UNEP
Cities Get Common Standard for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Emissions, UNEP
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - The world's cities now have a common method for calculating the amount of greenhouse gases produced within their boundaries. UNEP, UN-HABITAT, and the World Bank... 8173. March 23, 2010 | BBC
Boat made of plastic bottles sets sail across Pacific, Pacific
A boat made of 12,000 plastic bottles has set sail on a voyage from San Francisco to Sydney to spread awareness about pollution in the world's oceans... 8174. March 23, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Coca-Cola hit by pollution claim, India
Coca-Cola contaminated water and polluted the environment at a south Indian bottling plant and should pay $US47 million ($A51.34 million) in compensation, local authorities say... 8175. March 23, 2010 | Reuters
Cruise lines hope to sink U.S.-Canada pollution plan, USA-Canada
Cruise companies are balking at a proposal to create a low-emissions buffer zone around the United States and Canada, saying it sets arbitrary boundaries based on faulty science that overstates the health benefits...
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