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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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3026. August 11, 2013 | Kuwait Times
Fukushima’s nuclear operator pumps out toxic groundwater, Japan
TOKYO: The operator of the crippled Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has started pumping out radioactive groundwater to reduce leakage into the Pacific Ocean... 3027. August 11, 2013 | GulfNews.com
Lipsticks sold in Manila found to contain hazardous chemicals, Philippines
Manila: Tests conducted on various brands of lipsticks sold on the sidewalks and low-end commercial establishments in the Philippines capital showed that some of these products contained chemicals that could cause birth defects... 3028. August 10, 2013 | The Manila Times Online
DOH team cleans up Fabella Hospital chemical spill, Philippines
THE Department of Health on Saturday sent a chemical spill clean up team at the Fabella Memorial hospital after high levels of mercury was detected in the hospital’s storage room... 3029. August 9, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Brazil's Biggest Football Team Gives Food Waste the Red Card, Kenya
UN International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples Marked Today... 3030. August 8, 2013 | TIME.com
The Koh Samet Oil Spill Is Just the Latest Tourism Disaster to Hit Thailand, Thailand
The current predicament is just one of a number of tourism calamities Thailand has suffered in recent years. And it's likely the country's tourism industry will survive this one as it has survived the others... 3031. August 8, 2013 | Environmental Health News
BPA linked to errors in human egg development, USA
A new study with human eggs shows that bisphenol A causes errors that can prevent eggs from developing fully and may contribute to infertility... 3032. August 7, 2013 | Business Line
300 tonnes of toxic water leaking into Pacific from Fukushima daily, Japan
TOKYO, AUG 7: An estimated 300 tonnes of radiation-contaminated water is flowing into the Pacific Ocean daily from a crippled Japanese nuclear power plant, the Government said today... 3033. August 6, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Secretary-General Appoints Ibrahim Thiaw as UNEP Deputy Executive Director, Kenya
Mr. Thiaw succeeds Amina Mohamed of Kenya as Assistant Secretary-General and UNEP Deputy Executive Director... 3034. August 5, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN and Partners Renew Efforts to Support Green Economy Projects in Deserts and Drylands, China/Kenya
Following a major meeting on drylands held in China's Kubuqi desert, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced fresh support for projects tackling desertification in Asia... 3035. August 2, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
China Outpacing Rest of World in Natural Resource Use, China
Country's Success in Improving Resource Efficiency Must be Accelerated to Avert Increased Environmental Damage... 3036. July 29, 2013 | posttoday.com
Oil spill hits beach at Koh Samet island, Thailand
PTT ... and at least 300 navy soldiers are cleaning up the damage caused by an oil slick that has polluted Ao Phrao beach on Samet island... 3037. July 29, 2013 | The Nation
Thailand oil spill: legal action sought
Environmental activists are pushing for legal action and compensation against PTT Global Chemical following an oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand, which experts say could cause severe damage to the marine ecosystem... 3038. July 28, 2013 | Bangkok Post
Oil spill nears Samet island, Thailand
Oil from the spill of 50,000 litres of crude in the sea off the eastern province of Rayong early Saturday morning was found just one or two kilometres off the coast of the popular Samet island late Sunday afternoon, the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, said... 3039. July 28, 2013 | apa.az
Toxic alcohol kills 21 people in Pakistan's Faisalabad, Pakistan
Baku-APA. At least 21 people were killed and over a dozen others fell unconscious after drinking poisonous alcohol in Pakistan's industrial city of Faisalabad, local media reported on Saturday, APA reports quoting XInhua... 3040. July 28, 2013 | Pitttsburgh Post-Gazette
BCSI LLC is finding a solution to pollution
Were it not for the constant clatter of freight trains rumbling through the Locust Street crossing, Bill Caputo would feel like he's in a Rust Belt ghost town... 3041. July 28, 2013 | Telegraph
Radar antennae reveal how disease and pesticides are harming bees navigation, UK
Honey bees are being fitted with tiny radar antennae to find how disease and pesticides are effecting the insects as they hunt for food... 3042. July 28, 2013 | Reuters
Insight: The poison pill in India's search for cheap food, India
Nearly a decade ago, the Indian government ruled out a ban on the production and use of monocrotophos, the highly toxic pesticide that killed 23 children this month in a village school providing free lunches under a government-sponsored program... 3043. July 28, 2013 | The Independent
Sellafield failed by private clean-up firms: Series of expensive mistakes has led to review at nuclear plant, UK
The Government is expected to take back control of the clean-up of nuclear waste at Cumbria's Sellafield, following a string of failures by a private sector consortium of US, French and British engineers... 3044. July 27, 2013 | The Nation | ANN
All-out bid to contain spill in Gulf of Thailand
An oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand caused by a pipe leak at an offshore platform yesterday has led to concern about the possible adverse impacts on the environment... 3045. July 27, 2013 | Japan Today
TEPCO says it was reluctant to worry public over toxic water leak, Japan
TOKYO — The operator of Japan’s crippled nuclear plant said Friday that it delayed acknowledging that the plant was leaking contaminated water into the sea because it did not want to worry the public until it was certain there was a problem... 3046. July 27, 2013 | CapeCodOnline.com
Asbestos inquest sought in Barnstable, USA
HYANNIS – Workers concerned they were exposed to asbestos while renovating a town building have asked state Attorney General Martha Coakley to investigate whether Barnstable officials allowed the work to continue despite knowing the carcinogenic material may have been present... 3047. July 27, 2013 | The Daily Progress
Cleanup of toxic site in Earlysville long overdue, regulators say
Environmental regulators say cleanup of a contaminated Earlysville plant site is almost three decades overdue... 3048. July 27, 2013 | latimes.com
Trash talk and the real dirt on a 'toxic tour' of Los Angeles, USA
A 'toxic tour' past rail yards, smokestacks and refineries aims to show officials the consequences of their decisions in low-income, predominantly Latino communities in southeast L.A... 3049. July 27, 2013 | latimes.com
Internal EPA report highlights disputes over fracking and well water, USA
An EPA staff report suggests methane from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, contaminated wells near Dimock, Pa., but the agency says the water's safe to drink... 3050. July 26, 2013 | The Star | ANN
Concern over food safety in Beijing, China
One of my greatest concerns about living in Beijing is food safety...
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