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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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1751. September 26, 2017 | The Scientist
Toxic time bombs.
Decades of evidence point to the untoward health effects of endocrine disruptor exposures, yet little is being done to regulate the chemicals. 1752. September 26, 2017 | North Carolina Health News, North Carolina
Keeping children safe on the farm.
There are many ways for kids on a farm to get hurt. But there are ways to mitigate the risks to kids in agricultural settings. 1753. September 25, 2017 | Nairobi Standard, Kenya
Study: Female gold diggers at risk of passing mercury to unborn babies.
Women in gold mining sites in Migori County are exposed to high levels of mercury that could harm them and their unborn babies. 1754. September 22, 2017 | Newsweek
Safe air pollution doesn’t exist: Even low levels may cause kidney damage.
Air pollution may be a major contributor to declining kidney health, and even lead to kidney failure. 1755. September 20, 2017 | New York Times
The fatal toll of cheap cigarettes.
A new study suggests that the availability of cheaper, off-brand cigarettes is associated with an increase in infant mortality. 1756. September 20, 2017 | Times of Malta
Toxic air pollution.
Until there is a determined effort to reduce Malta’s dependence on the motor vehicle with a radical shift towards smaller, cleaner, more fuel-efficient transport, the health and environmental effects of poor air quality and pollution will continue. 1757. September 19, 2017 | Bloomberg BNA
China pollution inspections disrupting supply chains.
Factory operations suspended under sweeping environmental inspections are affecting supply chains in China ranging from chemicals to electronics to textiles. 1758. September 19, 2017 | CNN
Fluoride exposure in utero linked to lower IQ in kids, study says.
Increased levels of prenatal fluoride exposure may be associated with lower cognitive function in children, a new study says. 1759. September 14, 2017 | Firstpost, India
Arsenic has been discovered in Pakistan’s groundwater: This will affect India too.
At least half of the people who were so far known to be at risk of arsenic contamination live in the Ganges-Brahmaputra basins of Bangladesh and India. 1760. September 13, 2017 | New Scientist
Air pollution changes what bugs colonize our airways.
Higher levels of pollutants in the air correlate with reduced diversity of bacteria in our nose, hinting at a possible mechanism for why pollution causes disease. 1761. September 12, 2017 | Newsweek
Cleaning products may increase your risk of chronic lung diseases like asthma, study shows.
We know that cleanliness is important, but at what price? 1762. September 12, 2017 | Chemical & Engineering News
US EPA’s chlorpyrifos decision spurs pushback.
Top-selling organophosphate insecticide is at the heart of U.S. political, legal fight. 1763. September 12, 2017 | ABC News Online, Australia
Asbestos spread through their share house, but these women had to fight for months to get compensation.
It's a tenant's worst nightmare and a stark reminder of huge gaps in the law in some states when it comes to protecting tenants from potentially hazardous risks. 1764. September 11, 2017 | Ohio Valley ReSource
Trouble in the air: Herbicide dicamba blamed for crop damage.
Dozens of Ohio Valley farmers say the herbicide dicamba has damaged crops and a quirk of the region's climate may be increasing the risks. 1765. September 6, 2017 | Reuters
EPA eyes limits for agricultural chemical linked to crop damage.
The U.S. environmental agency is considering banning sprayings of the agricultural herbicide dicamba after a set deadline next year, according to state officials advising the agency on its response to crop damage linked to the weed killer. 1766. September 6, 2017 | The Guardian
We are living on a plastic planet. What does it mean for our health?
New studies reveal that tiny plastic fibres are everywhere, not just in our oceans but on land too. Now we urgently need to find out how they enter our food, air and tap water and what the effects are on all of us. 1767. September 6, 2017 | Ensia
Are hazardous vapors seeping into your basement?
The movement of underground contaminants into buildings is attracting increased scrutiny from health experts, advocates and agencies. 1768. September 5, 2017 | Lancaster Intelligencer Journal, Pennsylvania
Children in Pennsylvania need to be tested for lead poisoning.
Lead poisoning might be an old problem but it’s still here, mainly because we’re not doing enough to get rid of it. 1769. September 5, 2017 | Montgomery WSFA TV, Alabama
VIDEO: Health concerns over drinking bottled water left in hot cars addressed.
Does drinking a bottled water left in a car cause health problems? 1770. August 31, 2017 | EurActiv, Belgium.
Air pollution almost as bad for babies as smoking during pregnancy.
Dirty air can lead to women giving birth to smaller babies, according to new research which also warns that exposure to air pollution during pregnancy rivals the damage done by smoking. 1771. August 31, 2017 | Associated Press.
Seoul's top court rules worker's multiple sclerosis due to chemical exposure at Samsung LCD plant.
South Korea’s Supreme Court said a former worker in a Samsung LCD factory who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis should be recognized as having an occupationally caused disease, overturning lower court verdicts that held a lack of evidence against the worker. 1772. August 30, 2017 | The Independent, United Kingdom
Pesticides linked to birth abnormalities in major new study.
High exposure to pesticides as a result of living near farmers’ fields appears to increase the risk of giving birth to a baby with “abnormalities” by about 9 percent, according to new research. 1773. August 28, 2017 | Bangkok Nation, Thailand
Toxic heavy metals in Thailand residents near mine.
A report on the health impacts has confirmed that people living near a gold mine in Phichit province have been exposed to higher than average levels of heavy metals. 1774. August 28, 2017 | Great Neck Record, New York
Should BPA be canned?
Until manufacturers place a higher value on our health than on profits, as consumers we must take steps to reduce our exposure to plastics and toxic chemicals of all kinds. 1775. August 25, 2017 | Chemistry World
Scientists spend a decade perfecting BPA removal method.
Scientists from the US and New Zealand have designed a catalytic system to efficiently remove 99% of the controversial compound bisphenol A (BPA) from wastewater in 30 minutes.
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