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2126. June 10, 2016 | Press Trust of India, India
Air pollution may cause more premature deaths in India, China.
Air pollution could cause 6-9 million premature deaths by 2060, with India and China facing threat of maximum number of such mortalities, according to an OECD report. 2127. June 8, 2016 | Environmental Health News
Endocrine disruptors: The secret history of a scandal.
Next week, sources say, the European Commission will take up regulations on endocrine-disrupting chemicals. The text driving the decision remains cloaked in covertness worthy of the most sensitive state secrets. Part 1 of 3. 2128. June 8, 2016 | Press Trust of India, India
Air pollution cuts life of Indians by average 3.4 years: Study.
Air pollution has reduced the life expectancy of Indians by an average of 3.4 years with Delhi topping the list at 6.3 years, according to a study. 2129. June 8, 2016 | Environmental Health News
Endocrine disruptors: Brussels’ industry-linked scientists sow doubt.
As European leaders in Brussels debate how to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals, industry-backed scientists appear to have more than just a seat at the table. Part 3 of 3. 2130. June 6, 2016 | Weekend Edition, NPR
Lead poisoning: A doctor's lifelong crusade to save children from it.
Thanks to research by Dr. Herbert Needleman, we now know that even in small amounts, lead can cause children long-term learning disabilities and IQ deficits. 2131. June 6, 2016 | Hindu, India
Alarming levels of mercury found in Vembanad sediments.
The sediments on the floor of Vembanad Lake near the industrial belt in Kochi are flush with toxic heavy metals, according to researchers at the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies. 2132. June 5, 2016 | Environmental Health Perspectives
Reduced tuberculosis vaccine response with exposure to environmental chemicals.
There is some evidence that early-life exposures to PCBs and other persistent environmental chemicals can alter the developing immune system and may be associated with diminished effectiveness for vaccines. 2133. June 4, 2016 | Reuters
U.S. EPA draft report calls out atrazine for risk to animals.
One of the most popular herbicides in U.S. agriculture can be dangerous to animals and fish and leaves behind worrisome residue levels, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday in a draft report that sparked outrage among farmers. 2134. June 3, 2016 | Portland KGW, Oregon.
PPS announces tests shows elevated levels of radon at several schools.
Portland Public Schools announced late Wednesday night that tests showed elevated levels of radon in multiple schools in the district. The revelation comes as PPS faces criticism for its response to tests that showed high levels of lead. 2135. June 3, 2016 | Winnipeg Free Press, Manitoba
Tories to review ban of cosmetic pesticides.
The Progressive Conservative government will review a provincial law that bans the use of cosmetic pesticides. 2136. June 3, 2016 | The Guardian
Microplastics killing fish before they reach reproductive age, study finds.
Fish are being killed, and prevented from reaching maturity, by the litter of plastic particles finding their way into the world’s oceans, new research has proved. 2137. June 2, 2016 | The Guardian
Water departments to change lead-testing methods after investigation.
Water departments that use controversial lead-testing practices have told the Guardian they will change their methods after an investigation revealed they were not following environmental guidelines. 2138. June 2, 2016 | The Guardian
Chicago residents take action to be rid of lead pipes as fear of toxic water grows.
Residents who can are paying to have their home’s pipework replaced amid concern over water quality but for most the cost is way beyond their means. 2139. June 2, 2016 | Narrowsburg River Reporter, New York
Pesticides in your toothpaste.
Triclosan has been the subject of a lot of testing, just about all of which shows that humans and the environment would be better off without it. 2140. June 1, 2016 | Washington Post
Scientists just discovered dozens of new sources of air pollution.
Scientists may have significantly underestimated a dangerous source of pollution in the atmosphere, new research suggests. 2141. June 1, 2016 | Reuters
China releases new action plan to tackle soil pollution.
China aims to curb worsening soil pollution by 2020 and stabilize and improve soil quality by 2030, the cabinet said in an action plan published on Tuesday. 2142. May 31, 2016 | Think Progress
A toxic gold rush is poisoning the Peruvian Amazon with mercury.
Some four decades after mining moved into Madre de Dios, rivers are polluted, fish are toxic, people have elevated levels of mercury running through their blood, and deforestation is rampant, according to authorities and studies. 2143. May 31, 2016 | Reuters
Extreme weather increasing level of toxins in food, scientists warn.
As they struggle to deal with more extreme weather, a range of food crops are generating more of chemical compounds that can cause health problems for people and livestock who eat them, scientists have warned. 2144. May 30, 2016 | Korea Times, South Korea
Consumers avoid mackerel for 'causing fine dust.'
A Ministry of Environment report stated that frying mackerel was the worst indoor cause of housing air pollution, generating a harmful level of fine dust particulates when cooked without proper ventilation. 2145. May 27, 2016 | Chemical & Engineering News
US House passes pesticide deregulation bill.
The U.S. House of Representatives last week approved a measure that would reduce Clean Water Act permitting requirements for applying pesticides. 2146. May 26, 2016 | The Telegraph, United Kingdom
Air pollution could increase risk of stillbirth, research suggests.
Exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of stillbirth, new research suggests. 2147. May 25, 2016 | New York Times
Indonesian children face hazards on tobacco farms, report says.
Thousands of children working in Indonesia’s tobacco industry, one of the world’s largest, are being subjected to nicotine poisoning and exposed to pesticides, according to a report released Wednesday. 2148. May 25, 2016 | Chemical & Engineering News
Gauging the health risk of lead in lipstick.
Mouse study suggests that average use of lip products may not pose major health risks from lead exposure, but heavy users could exceed limits. 2149. May 25, 2016 | New Scientist
Treating cows with antibiotics doubles dung methane emissions.
Antibiotic-treated cows are bad news for climate and possibly ecosystems, because the drugs play havoc with microbes living inside dung beetles. 2150. May 25, 2016 | Reuters
Childhood goes up in smoke for Indonesian tobacco farm workers.
Several big companies lack procedures to screen out tobacco that involves the effort of children working in hazardous conditions, the group said in a report on Wednesday.
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