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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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2651. November 12, 2014 | WHO Media Centre
WHO sets benchmarks to reduce health damage from indoor air pollution
WHO recommendations, released today, highlight the dangers of burning fuels like unprocessed coal and kerosene in the home, and set targets for reducing emissions of health-damaging pollutants from domestic cookstoves, space heaters and fuel-based lamps. 2652. November 11, 2014 | London Daily Mail, United Kingdom
Is it safe to microwave food in plastic?
Scientists gathering in Brussels are raising questions about our increasing reliance on a group of chemicals present in almost everything we use, from plastic water bottles, drinks cans and paints to clothing, cosmetics, toothpaste and hairspray. 2653. November 8, 2014 | HealthDay News
ADHD linked to expectant moms' smog exposure.
Pregnant women exposed to air pollution are five times more likely to have children who develop behavior problems related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, a new study reports. 2654. November 6, 2014 | Time Magazine
ADHD linked to the air pregnant women breathe
Everything an expectant mother does can have an impact on her baby’s development—including the air she breathes Research has long connected what a mom-to-be eats and drinks to the health of her baby, and recent studies have even linked behavioral experiences such as stress, sleep and mood to the growing fetus’s development. Time Magazine. 6 November 2014. 2655. November 5, 2014 | Environmental Health News
Air pollution linked to children's attention problems
New York City children exposed in the womb to high levels of pollutants in vehicle exhaust had a five times higher risk of attention problems at age 9. The study adds to earlier evidence that mothers' exposures to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are emitted by the burning of fossil fuels and other organic materials, are linked to children's behavioral problems associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). 2656. November 3, 2014 | Chemical & Engineering News
Toxicity tools coming of age
EPA researchers are developing high-throughput cell-based assays to rapidly test chemicals for effects such as endocrine disruption. 2657. November 2, 2014 | Natural News
FDA loopholes allow imports of chemical paper products that cause permanent brain damage in infants
A group of consumer and health groups came together on October 16 demanding that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issue an outright ban on a group of man-made chemicals that are wreaking havoc on both people and the environment. 2658. November 2, 2014 | Daily Mail Online
Cereal killers? More than half of rice products exceed new EU limits for ARSENIC
New research has found that more than half of Britain's most popular rice products - including Kellogg's Rice Krispies and Smooth Baby Rice by Heinz - exceed proposed new EU limits for arsenic. While there are low levels of arsenic in most food and water, researchers are now concerned that arsenic can reach much higher levels in rice. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2817542/More-half-rice-products-exceed-new-EU-limits-ARSENIC.html#ixzz3OgVKpqmA Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook 2659. October 30, 2014 | Newsweek
Calls to ban toxic chemicals fall on deaf ears around the world
EDCs are everywhere, found in cosmetics, preservatives, medicines and countless household products such as shampoos and toothpaste, which are used every day by billions of people across the world. Some, such as the pesticide DDT and the “anti-miscarriage” medication DES, were banned years ago, leaving a legacy of health and environmental problems in their wake. Many others are still in use, though exactly how many no one knows. 2660. October 30, 2014 | Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh
Control use of pesticides
Unrestrained use of pesticides in crop cultivation is creating huge harm to biodiversity in the country. The government must do more to improve awareness among farmers who use chemicals and insecticides about ways to reduce their use and help protect the environment. 2661. October 29, 2014 | Environmental Health News
Plastics chemical linked to changes in baby boys' genitals
Boys exposed in the womb to high levels of a chemical found in vinyl products are born with slightly altered genital development, according to research published today. The study of nearly 200 Swedish babies is the first to link the chemical di-isononyl phthalate (DiNP) to changes in the development of the human male reproductive tract. 2662. October 24, 2014 | The Hill, District of Columbia
EPA considers prohibiting use of 72 chemicals in pesticides
The move comes in response to calls by the Center for Environmental Health, physicians, and others across the U.S. for the EPA to propose rules mandating companies disclose the 371 ingredients found in pesticide products. 2663. October 24, 2014 | Natural News
Water bottles leach endocrine disrupters and carcinogens in warm temperatures
The results of a new study confirm what most already know regarding the dangers of drinking bottled water that's been left in the sun. Published in the September journal of Environmental Pollution, scientists warn against leaving plastic bottled water in any warm place, especially the car. 2664. October 23, 2014 | Newsweek
Hand sanitizer speeds absorption of BPA from receipts
Though BPA in plastics has borne the brunt of public and media attention, it may be the paper that is most worrisome. A new study published today has found that BPA is absorbed more quickly and extensively when people apply hand sanitizers before handling receipts. 2665. October 22, 2014 | Nature World News
Killer pesticides not effective, says EPA
Remember those dangerous neonicotinoid pesticides that experts are blaming for the tragic mass death of our pollinators? It turns out that they aren't even all that good at their job, leaving coated crops no better off than if they were left untreated. That's according to a new report released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2666. October 18, 2014 | Science News
Thirdhand smoke poses lingering danger
Coffee’s caffeine jolt evolved independently from that of tea and chocolate, a genetic analysis of the popular bean reveals. Researchers deciphered the genome of Coffea canephora, the second-most cultivated species of coffee and a parent of C. arabica, the source of the world’s best-selling cup of joe. Within C. canephora’s 11 chromosome pairs, the team found many duplicated genes, including ones that produce caffeine. Such duplications may let organisms make more of those genes’ products and evolve new or better-functioning proteins. 2667. October 14, 2014 | Washington Post
Hazardous chemicals in your pizza box?
Petition asks FDA to ban them. U.S. manufacturers stopped using a hazardous chemical in pizza boxes and other food wrappers three years ago — but it may still be seeping into your takeout food because foreign companies can still use perchlorate and perfluorocarboxylates (PFCs) in paper products imported into the United States. 2668. October 14, 2014 | Environmental Health News
BPA in the air: Manufacturing plants in Ohio, Indiana, Texas are top emitters
As concerns mount over people’s exposure to the plasticizer bisphenol A in everyday products, it’s also contaminating the air near manufacturing plants: U.S. companies emitted about 26 tons of the hormone-disrupting compound in 2013. 2669. October 8, 2014 | Canadian Press
Neonicotinoid pesticides linked to bee deaths are 'biggest threat' to ecosystem, Ontario watchdog says.
The widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides by Ontario farmers, which has been linked to the deaths of bees, could have a "massive impact" on our ecological system, the province's environment watchdog warned. 2670. October 6, 2014 | Environmental Health News
Pesticide use by farmers linked to high rates of depression, suicides
Depression is the most common mental disability in the United States. About 7 percent of U.S. adults annually experience at least one two-week or longer stretch of depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. There is no national data on whether farmers and their workers are more prone to depression. 2671. September 25, 2014 | UNEP Press Release
The Minamata Convention on Mercury: Towards Its Early Entry Into Force and Effective Implementation
An additional 18 countries sign the Minamata Convention at a high-level event during the opening of the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly. 2672. September 16, 2014 | The Guardian
Why banning dangerous chemicals is not enough
The growth in chemical production in the past 40 years has been nothing short of explosive, with global output of $171bn in 1970 (pdf) burgeoning to more than $4tn in 2010 (an increase of more than 2,000%). By 2050, the market is expected to expand further to more than $14tn (an increase of more than 250% from 2010), with the BRICS countries dominating and accounting for more than $6tn together ($4tn for China alone). 2673. August 29, 2014 | Natural News
Glyphosate - The silent danger causing lead poisoning in pregnant women
The fight taking place doesn't always involve guns on the battlefield. Sometimes the battlefield is something quiet and innocent like a field of crops. The gun is sometimes the chemical pesticides and herbicides soaking into the plants, loading up in the soil. The pesticides and herbicides fire back silently through the water, bonding to heavy metals like lead in the process, while transporting the toxins more readily into the blood of humans. 2674. August 27, 2014 | WHO Media Centre
WHO calls for stronger action on climate-related health risks
Previously unrecognized health benefits could be realized from fast action to reduce climate change and its consequences. For example, changes in energy and transport policies could save millions of lives annually from diseases caused by high levels of air pollution. The right energy and transport policies could also reduce the burden of disease associated with physical inactivity and traffic injury. 2675. August 14, 2014 | Scientific American News
Disinfectant causes reproductive problems in mice
Mice exposed to disinfectants in commercial-grade cleaning products took longer to get pregnant, had fewer pups and suffered more miscarriages and distressed fetuses.
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