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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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8251. March 5, 2010 | The Star Online
Lake in Taman Wawasan littered with garbage and dead plants, Malaysia
ONCE a pride of the residents, the lake at Taman Wawasan in Puchong is now an eyesore that mars the beauty of the park... 8252. March 5, 2010 | BBC
Four injured in toxic gas escape on River Humber, UK
Four workers were hurt when a toxic gas cloud escaped at a plant on the banks of the River Humber. Described as "serious", the incident took place at 0030 GMT at the Cristal Global plant, North East Lincolnshire... 8253. March 5, 2010 | Reuters
French nuclear tests leave toxic legacy, France
Radioactive material is seeping out from this Sahara desert mountain where French scientists conducted nuclear tests in the 1960s, contaminating the soil and poisoning relations between France and Algeria... 8254. March 5, 2010 | Gulf-Times
Toxic gas kills three at leather factory, Bangladesh
At least three workers died and nine were sickened yesterday after inhaling toxic gas at a leather factory in Dhaka, officials and witnesses said... 8255. March 5, 2010 | tcetoday
Four workers hurt in UK TiO2 plant gas leak, UK
Humber area ‘may still be still at risk’ from fumes A SERIOUS leak of titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) at the Cristal Global plant in Stallingborough, Humberside, UK, has hospitalised four workers... 8256. March 5, 2010 | Canwest News Service
Study finds huge methane leak in the Arctic, Canada
Large amounts of methane, a potent climate warming gas, are escaping from a remote swath of the Arctic Ocean that holds vast stores of the gas, say scientists, who suspect the seabed is "destabilizing."... 8257. March 5, 2010 | The Eagle
No one injured after oil well explosion, USA
No one was injured Thursday from an explosion at an oil well site in eastern Brazos County, officials said. A small fire broke out around 11 a.m. after an oil well tank battery exploded near the Petromax Oil Co. facility east of Kurten off Texas 21... 8258. March 4, 2010 | Channel NewsAsia
CASE, MOH warn of toxic chemical in toy, Singapore
SINGAPORE: A toxic chemical has been found in a squeeze toy, called "Extrusion Bean". It is believed to have caused some schoolchildren to feel unwell and vomit last month... 8259. March 3, 2010 | The Star Online
Managing water resources, Malaysia
EVERY time you flush your toilet, you are using an average of nine to 12 litres of water, an equivalent to using 18 to 24 bottles of mineral water... 8260. March 3, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Homebrew kills 15, blinds six, India
At least 15 people have been killed and six others blinded after drinking toxic home-brewed liquor in northern India... 8261. March 3, 2010 | CBS
1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Construction Accident In Loop, USA
Accident Involving Gas Main Near Willis Tower CHICAGO ― One worker was killed and another was critically injured following an accident involving a gas main this afternoon right outside the Willis Tower... 8262. March 3, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
2 employees killed in New Mexico oil refinery fire, Mexico
ARTESIA, N.M. - Authorities say two employees at an oil refinery in southeast New Mexico are dead and two others critically injured after a storage tank exploded into flames... 8263. March 1, 2010 | Euro Weekly News
Gas leak leads to evacuation in Malaga, Spain
MALAGA - LOCAL POLICE had to evacuate several apartment blocks in Calle Ayala, in Malaga, after a gas leak was detected in the area. Residents called the emergency services to report that they could smell gas, and the Fire Department, Local Police and paramedics... 8264. March 1, 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Hunter school evacuated after gas leak, Australia
A primary school in NSW's Hunter region has been evacuated after a nearby gas leak... 8265. March 1, 2010 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Acid spill causes minor burns to woman's arms, USA
A 36-year-old woman suffered minor burns on her arms Monday morning when a small acid spill occurred at a Salt Lake City business... 8266. February 28, 2010 | The Star Online
You need to clean your greens, Malaysia
HUSEHOLD & CULINARY TIPS EVER wondered where your lettuce, choi sam, carrots and other vegetables have been? Chances are they were grown in fields loaded with fertilisers and chemicals, or treated with pesticides and... 8267. February 27, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Bali blast is gas explosion: Police, Indonesia
Police said Saturday that a blast that injured three people in Bali was a gas explosion. "There might be an illegal gas tube transfer from a 50-kilogram tube to a 10-kilogram tube," Denpasar Police Chief Sr. Comr. Alit Widana said... 8268. February 27, 2010 | The Daily Star
City dwellers suffer from stinky supply water, Bangladesh
Pre-treatment unit to be set up at Sayedabad plant The residents of Azampur, Narinda, Gopibagh, Tikatuli, KM Das Lane, Rampura, Moghbazar, Karwan Bazar, Bashabo, Malibagh and Shantinagar in the city... 8269. February 27, 2010 | STMW
Gas leak sickens many at Indiana high school, USA
CEDAR LAKE, Ind. -- A natural gas leak that smelled like "car exhaust" sent 47 Hanover Central High School students and teachers to area hospitals Friday morning... 8270. February 26, 2010 | The Nation
High smog prompts mask handouts in North, Thailand
Smog density in the North has again exceeded a safe health level, prompting concerns and the distribution soon of 800,000 protective masks to local residents... 8271. February 26, 2010 | The Statesman
When colours run wild, India
THE communal celebration of Holi, as per the Hindu calendar, falls on Phalgun Purnima or Pooranmashi — full moon day. Holi or Phagwah is a popular Hindu spring festival mainly celebrated in North India, but now celebrated throughout the country. It is also called the festival of colours... 8272. February 26, 2010 | BBC
Chemicals caused smelly tap water in north-east London, UK
Foul smelling drinking water reported by residents of east and north London was caused by a chemical used in glues and manufacturing, it has emerged... 8273. February 26, 2010 | The Nation
New lab set up to detect toxins in high fat food, Thailand
Thailand's first laboratory to detect dioxins was officially opened yesterday to help screen out toxins in highfat food that lead to abnormalities in immunity, the reproduction system as well as cancers... 8274. February 26, 2010 | The Desert Sun
Chemical cloud prompts evacuation, 4 hospitalized, USA
A crane punctured a chlorine gas cylinder at an Indio scrap yard Thursday morning, sending a chemical cloud into the air that hospitalized four people and prompted the evacuation of about 100 others, fire officials said... 8275. February 25, 2010 | IRIN
ASIA: Pesticides pose health risks, IRIN
NUSA DUA, 25 February 2010 (IRIN) - The use of some pesticides in Asian countries has exposed communities across the region to unacceptably high health risks, according to a study conducted by the international Pesticide Action Network (PAN)...
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