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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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2776. October 17, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Poverty Reduction Through Integrating Environment into the Development Process
As the world today observes The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, this need-and the work of the joint UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative on linking poverty reduction and environmental protection-is thrown into sharper focus... 2777. October 16, 2013 | Stuff.co.nz
Toxic gases put pool worker in hospital, New Zealand
A pool worker was hospitalised overnight after toxic gases were released at an Upper Hutt pool on Monday... 2778. October 16, 2013 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Toxic chemical spilled in Salt Lake City warehouse, USA
No one was harmed after a highly toxic chemical spilled at a Salt Lake City warehouse Wednesday morning. Salt Lake City Fire received a call just before 9 a.m. of a chemical spill near 5178 W. 150 South, according to spokesman Jasen Asay... 2779. October 16, 2013 | MiamiHerald.com
High levels of toxic chemicals found in Coconut Grove park, USA
Miami officials found significantly higher levels of soil contamination than earlier detected in a playground at a popular Coconut Grove park and for the first time discovered at least one of the toxic chemicals has seeped into the groundwater... 2780. October 16, 2013 | ksl.com
Hazmat crew called in highly toxic chemical spill at RinChem, USA
SALT LAKE CITY — Hazmat crews are cleaning up a highly toxic chemical that that spilled at a local chemical distributing company... 2781. October 15, 2013 | Examinaer.com
BPA miscarriage: Plastic and canned food chemical linked to miscarriages?, USA
A BPA miscarriage study shows that the chemical found in plastic and canned food linings may increase the risk of miscarriage in women who have a record of experiencing them or have problems getting pregnant... 2782. October 14, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Study: High levels of BPA, a chemical found in plastic, linked to possible miscarriage risk
BOSTON (AP) — New research suggests that high levels of BPA, a chemical in many plastics and canned food linings, might raise the risk of miscarriage in women prone to that problem or having trouble getting pregnant... 2783. October 14, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Arctic Council States welcome Minamata Convention on Mercury
The Minamata Convention, a global agreement "to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds," will be opened for signature in Minamata, Japan from October 9-11... 2784. October 14, 2013 | China Daily | ANN
Harsher penalties for polluters in Beijing, China
Beijing is weighing whether to remove its upper limit on fines for violating air pollution regulations next year... 2785. October 14, 2013 | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong to collaborate with WHO to measure success in pollution fight, Hong Kong
City's new 'globally important' partnership with WHO to measure success in pollution fight and improvements in public health hailed by official... 2786. October 14, 2013 | Daily News
Excessive use of chemical fertiliser cause of impotency - Prof., Sri Lanka
Sabaragamuwa University Agriculture Sciences Faculty senior lecturer Professor P. I. Yapa said it has been found that the extensive use of chemical fertiliser and pesticide has resulted in a rise in impotency... 2787. October 13, 2013 | Northumberland Gazette
Farmers to get help with issues surrounding water pollution, UK
Farmers in the River Aln catchment area may be eligible for funding and free advice in a bid to tackle diffuse water pollution from agriculture... 2788. October 13, 2013 | Herald Scotland
Shocking rise in toxic pesticide use, UK
A huge rise in the use of toxic pesticides on Scotland's famed strawberries, raspberries and other soft fruits has sparked health fears... 2789. October 12, 2013 | IANS
Four miners die of toxic gas in Meghalaya, India
Shillong, Four miners died after inhailing toxic gas (sulphur dioxide) in a coal pit in Meghalaya's South West Khasi Hills Thursday, police said Friday... 2790. October 12, 2013 | Al Jazeera America
North Dakota waits 11 days to tell public about oil spill, USA
Largest spill in state history, over 20,000 barrels, discovered almost two weeks ago by a wheat farmer... 2791. October 12, 2013 | The Baltimore Sun
Chromium taints groundwater beyond Harbor Point, Baltimore
Even as some Fells Point residents worry that building over a capped toxic site at Harbor Point could endanger their health, records show elevated levels of cancer-causing chromium in groundwater just beyond the area targeted for an upscale development... 2792. October 12, 2013 | TribLive
Once shrouded in smoke, Western Pa. makes strides to clean the air, but problems remain, USA
The question seems simple: Is the air in Western Pennsylvania healthy? The answer contains caveats: Compared to when? Where do you live? Which pollutants are you measuring? And has the government changed its guidelines?... 2793. October 12, 2013 | PostIndependent.com
Experts: Ozone pollution not monitored, understood well enough, USA
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — One critic of the oil and gas industry recently told an audience that while most violations of the state and federal governments’ safety limits for ground-level ozone are on the Front Range... 2794. October 11, 2013 | The Yomiuri Shimbun
Minamata convention adopted
This will regulate global mining and trade of mercury and the manufacturing of products containing the substance... 2795. October 11, 2013 | The Daily Star
Toxic gas kills 4, Bangladesh
Four people, including three labourers, died and another worker was injured after inhaling toxic gas from an underground water reservoir in Khulna city yesterday afternoon... 2796. October 11, 2013 | UTSanDiago.com
Toxic metal deadly to honeybees, USA
UC Riverside scientists fitted another piece in the puzzle of vanishing honeybees, with a study that found the metal selenium to be part of their decline... 2797. October 11, 2013 | ITV News
Full Report: Investigations into Wigton beck chemical leak, UK
The Environment Agency say it may prosecute following a pollution incident in a beck in Wigton which has killed hundreds of fish... 2798. October 11, 2013 | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs
EPA considering a cut in ethanol mandate in 2014, USA
The Environmental Protection Agency is considering a reduction in the amount of ethanol that refiners would need to blend into the U.S. motor fuel supply in 2014... 2799. October 11, 2013 | The Texas Tribune
State: Judge is Wrong to Say It Must Protect Atmosphere, USA
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is appealing a lawsuit that it has already won — and that was filed by children... 2800. October 11, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP and Kyoto University to Cooperate on Environmental Education, Japan
This agreement will provide further impetus to UNEP's already long and strong association with Kyoto University and, through the students who will emerge with sharpened environmental intelligence, open up potential transformations for Japan and other nations along an inclusive green economy pathway...
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