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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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8326. January 22, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
WWF fears for Siberian tiger after Russian oil leak, Russia
MOSCOW — A leak from Russia's new Siberian oil pipeline shows the potentially damaging consequences the project could have for the endangered Siberian tiger, an environmental campaign group warned on Friday... 8327. January 18, 2010 | IRIN
BANGLADESH: Pesticide poisoning takes its toll, IRIN
DHAKA - An annual government survey of Bangladesh’s health situation has found that pesticide-related poisoning is a leading cause of death, underscoring a major health concern... 8328. January 17, 2010 | BBC
Two ill after chemical leak at central London hotel, UK
A central London hotel was evacuated overnight after ammonia leaked from a refrigerator in one of its rooms... 8329. January 16, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
All rivers in Central Java polluted, says green agency, Indonesia
All the rivers in the Central Java region have dangerously high levels of pollutants, including manure, human feces and industrial waste, the provincial environmental agency warned Friday... 8330. January 15, 2010 | Reuters
J&J recalls more products after unusual odor, USA
The latest voluntary recall, which drew a sharp rebuke from U.S. regulators on Friday, followed consumer reports of "an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor that, in a small number of cases, was associated with temporary and non-serious gastrointestinal events," the company said... 8331. January 12, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Hazardous chemicals found in children’s snacks, Indonesia
Some children's snacks commonly sold at their school premises and surrounding vicinities contain hazardous chemical substances such as borax, textile color dyes and formaldehyde, the Drug and Food Supervision Agency (BPOM) says... 8332. January 11, 2010 | The Daily Star
Toxic medicine kills patient, 'doctor', Bangladesh
A patient died after taking an ayurvedic medicine prepared by a local practitioner in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj district on Friday night while the latter borrowed the same fate the next morning... 8333. January 11, 2010 | CPSC Stands For Safety
CPSC Chairman’s Statement on Cadmium in Children’s Products, USA
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is moving swiftly to deal with the replacement of lead with cadmium in certain children’s products imported from China... 8334. January 8, 2010 | BBC
Residents return after gas leak, UK
More than 100 people who were evacuated from a nine-storey block of flats in Leeds following a gas leak two days ago have been allowed to return home... 8335. January 7, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
21 dead in China gas leak, execs admit cover-up, China
BEIJING — The death toll from a gas leak at a steel plant in north China has risen to 21, after executives admitted they had covered up the true scale of the accident, state media said Friday... 8336. January 5, 2010 | China Daily
Spill spread may affect drinking water supply, China
The diesel fuel leak into a tributary of the Yellow River has spread downstream into Shanxi and Henan provinces, contaminating and potentially affecting the drinking water supply of many local residents... 8337. January 5, 2010 | The Nation
Suspected gas poisoning kills 15 at China steel plants, China
Beijing - Suspected gas poisoning accidents killed 15 people at two steel plants in northern China, the government said Tuesday, highlighting the nation's concerns over work safety... 8338. January 4, 2010 | BBC
China water warning as oil spill hits Yellow River, China
Pollution from a broken oil pipeline in northern China has now reached one of the country's major water sources - the Yellow River, state media say... 8339. January 2, 2010 | The Nation
Gas leak in Ratchaburi factory, Thailand
Ammonia gas leaking from a fruit processing factory in Ratchaburi's Photharam district early yesterday morning caused panic among nearby residents and sent two girls to hospital with breathing problems... 8340. December 25, 2009 | Thanh Nien Daily
Forbidden chemicals in found in HCMC children’s rice gruel, Vietnam
Four samples taken from two common rice porridge brands targeting children in Ho Chi Minh City have been found containing an illegal chemical, local health department said on Monday... 8341. December 21, 2009 | Thanh Nien Daily
Power plant blames high treatment fees for toxic waste burial, Vietanm
Ho Chi Minh City-based Hiep Phuoc Power Plant on Thursday admitted burying untreated toxic waste over the past two years... 8342. December 20, 2009 | The Nation
Govt to compensate victims of gas leak, Saraburi, Thailand
The government will pay compensation to the family of the engineer killed by a sulphur gas leak at a textile plant in Nong Khae district on Friday night, as well as to the four sickened workers... 8343. December 13, 2009 | The Nation
50 students hospitalized following ammonia leakage in Khon Kaen, Thailand
Khon Kaen - Some 50 students who were attending a scout camp were hospitalized early Sunday after they inhaled ammonia leaked from an adjacent ice making shop...
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