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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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2901. October 20, 2013 | philly.com
E-cigarettes present a (non) burning question of safety
After 20 years of cigarettes, things started adding up for Abhi Nath: The smoke burn. Future health concerns. "The whole ick factor." Then his employer added a $50 health insurance surcharge. "And I was dating a girl and she hated cigarettes. So I started e-cigarettes."... 2902. October 20, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Settlement reached in asbestos mine cleanup, USA
EDEN — A settlement has been reached with the owner of a former asbestos mine in northern Vermont to help cover the costs of some pollution controls... 2903. October 20, 2013 | The Washington Post
Brains flush toxic waste in sleep, including Alzheimer’s-linked protein, study of mice finds, USA
While we are asleep, our bodies may be resting, but our brains are busy taking out the trash. A new study has found that the cleanup system in the brain, responsible for flushing out toxic waste products... 2904. October 20, 2013 | The Japan Times
Experts play down fish radiation fear, Japan
The plague of radioactive water at the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 power plant has renewed fears both in Japan and abroad over the contamination of seafood and the habitat it comes from... 2905. October 20, 2013 | The Kansas City Star
Penguins struggle with food shortages and climate, USA
Penguins have been around for millions of years, but they are sensitive to changing climate patterns... 2906. October 20, 2013 | The Sunday Times
Ponds fall silent as toxic cocktail destroys frogs and toads, UK
A CHEMICAL onslaught is destroying Britain’s amphibians — the frogs, toads and newts that once dominated the country’s streams and rivers — scientists have warned... 2907. October 19, 2013 | Xinhua | inform.kz
WHO confirms air pollution as leading cause of lung cancer, China
BEIJING. KAZINFORM - The World Health Organization has confirmed what many people choking on city smog have long suspected, that air pollution is a leading cause of lung cancer. Xinhua reports... 2908. October 19, 2013 | The Lancet
Chemical poisoning-related injury in China, China
Chemical poisoning is an important cause of mobidity and mortality worldwide. In China, 2 million chemical poisonings are reported annually, leading to more than 150 000 deaths annually... 2909. October 19, 2013 | OregonLive.com
Intel finds Asian pollution makes computers sick, too
The symptoms of industrial pollution are everywhere in Asia, where pedestrians wear surgical masks to filter the air and urban smog is sometimes so thick that Beijing’s Forbidden City is rendered nearly invisible behind a cloak of soot... 2910. October 18, 2013 | ghanaweb.com
Reduce spills, pollution - Oil and gas companies urged
Leaders across Africa’s Oil and Gas industry have been advised to focus on improving their environmental performance in their exploitation of natural resources... 2911. October 18, 2013 | elpais.com
Pollution is making Europe ill, EU
t may be that Europe has better air quality than many of Asia or Latin America's major cities, but that doesn't mean Europeans are breathing clean, healthy air... 2912. October 17, 2013 | Xinhua | Shanghai Daily
Beijing to impose odd-even car ban on heavy pollution days, China
The Beijing Municipal Government will soon issue an emergency response program requiring alternate driving days for cars with even- and odd-numbered license plates in case of lingering smog, Xinhua has learnt... 2913. October 17, 2013 | NYTime.com
Amid Heavy Pollution, Beijing Issues Emergency Rules to Protect Citizens, Asia Pacific
Snappily titled the Six Stops and One Wash, a new and complex string of regulations by the Beijing city government is aimed at combating the effects of persistent, heavy air pollution on the populace... 2914. October 17, 2013 | DiscoverMagazine.com
Chemical in Plastics Associated with 80 Percent Higher Risk of Miscarriage
How often do you eat or drink out of a plastic container? (Coffee mug, lunch container, TV dinner, water bottle, the mental tally continues…) Plastic is everywhere, and two new studies suggest... 2915. 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... 2916. 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... 2917. 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... 2918. 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... 2919. 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... 2920. 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... 2921. 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... 2922. 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... 2923. 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... 2924. 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... 2925. 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...
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