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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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3051. July 26, 2013 | This is the West Country
Pollution kills fish in Par River, UK
The public have been warned not to enter the water after a 'pollution incident' killed fish in the Par River... 3052. July 26, 2013 | San Antonio Business Journal
Texas agencies team up to fight air pollution, USA
Do you ever wonder why that big Texas sky is a bit gray — even when there are no clouds?... 3053. July 26, 2013 | Breaking News
Harmful chemical found in four milk powder brands: Report, Sri Lanka
The Technology and Research Ministry today revealed that a harmful chemical identified as DCD (dicyandiamide) is found in four varieties of imported milk powder available in the market today... 3054. July 26, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Paintings from UNEP Global Art Competition on Show for World Youth Day in Brazil, Brazil
Organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners each year, the Children's Painting Competition is one of the biggest art contests of its kind in the world... 3055. July 26, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Clean-up of Polluting Brick Kilns and Cook Stoves Backed by Climate and Clean Air Coalition, Mexico
Cutting emissions of SLCPs like black carbon, methane and gases known as HFCs could cut the rate of global warming by up to 0.5 degrees Celsius, save millions of lives and reduce crop losses by over 30 million tonnes a year... 3056. July 25, 2013 | China.org.cn
Tougher plan to reduce air pollution, China
China's environment watchdog recently issued its most comprehensive and toughest plan to control and in some regions reduce air pollution by the year 2017, setting stricter limits on the levels of PM 2.5 particles... 3057. July 25, 2013 | UPI
China unveils plan to reduce air pollution, China
BEIJING, July 25 (UPI) -- China's Ministry of Environmental Protection has issued strict plan to reduce air pollution by the year 2017, officials said... 3058. July 25, 2013 | The Washington Post
Methane mischief: misleading commentary published in Nature, USA
A catastrophic release of the potent greenhouse gas methane in the Arctic could cause a sudden warming with massive economic consequences says a commentary published in the esteemed scientific journal Nature Wednesday... 3059. July 25, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
INTERPOL Member Countries Continue Fight Against Illegal Logging in Latin America, France
The project supports countries in tackling illegal logging and forestry crime, which undermine attempts to implement national and international forest protection policies and sustainable forestry practices... 3060. July 24, 2013 | Independent.ie
30 workers evacuated as blaze rips through chemical plant, UK
A LARGE blaze at a chemical plant in north county Dublin led to the evacuation of workers and a massive response by emergency services... 3061. July 24, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New York Stock Exchange Commits to Promoting Sustainability Among its 2,800 Listed Companies, USA
Established in 2009 by the UN Secretary-General, the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) provides a unique platform for stock exchanges to develop customized strategies to contribute to the sustainable development goals of UN Member States... 3062. July 24, 2013 | NDTV.com
United Nations told of 13 alleged chemical attacks in Syria: envoy, UN
United Nations: The United Nations has been told of 13 alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria, a top UN official said on Tuesday ahead of talks between UN experts and the Syrian government... 3063. July 23, 2013 | BreakingNews.ie
Chemical factory fire in Swords, Dublin, brought under control, Ireland
A fire at an industrial paints factory in Swords in Dublin has been put out. Staff at Lonza on Watery Lane are now heading back to work. Dublin Fire Brigade and chemical experts are now leaving the scene... 3064. July 23, 2013 | The Nation
Haze returns to Malaysia as more burning detected in Sumatran jungle, Malaysia
Two areas in Malacca state, south Peninsula Malaysia - Bukit Rambai and Malacca town - were hit with high recordings of unhealthy Air Pollution Index (API) readings on Sunday... 3065. July 23, 2013 | Bloonberg
Tepco Says Toxic Water Leaked to Sea From Fukushima Plant, Japan
Groundwater laced with radiation from melted reactors at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi atomic plant north of Tokyo has been leaking into the Pacific Ocean, raising concern the toxic water has been flowing into the sea since the disaster at the facility more than two years ago... 3066. July 23, 2013 | The Detroit News
Is the EPA committing deadly human tests? Or just bad policy?, USA
At the University of Michigan, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been funding experiments on human beings to determine the effect of particulate pollution on their health... 3067. July 23, 2013 | guardian.co.uk
Chinese coal company releasing toxic wastewater, Greenpeace says, China
State-owned mining firm's operations in Inner Mongolia depleting groundwater levels and polluting water sources, report claims... 3068. July 23, 2013 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Scientists sound new warning for arsenic in rice, France
PARIS — Rice tainted with high levels of arsenic has been linked to genetic damage that heightens the risk of cancer, a study published on Monday said... 3069. July 22, 2013 | China Daily | ANN
EU regulation enhances toy safety in China
An updated European Union safety regulation on toys will place pressure on Chinese toy makers and affect the nation's exports to an already weakening European market, but could also provide an opportunity to upgrade the domestic toy industry, industrial insiders say... 3070. July 22, 2013 | CBS
HazMat Crews Respond To Chemical Spill In Northridge Building, USA
NORTHRIDGE (CBSLA.com) — Paramedics treated several patients Monday after a small spill of an unidentified substance at a Northridge office building, authorities said... 3071. July 22, 2013 | The Japan Times
Tepco now admits radioactive water entering the sea at Fukushima No. 1, Japan
Fukushima nuclear plant operator Tepco on Monday admitted for the first time that radioactive groundwater is flowing into the sea, fueling fears that marine life is being poisoned... 3072. July 22, 2013 | NYTime.com
The Kitchen as a Pollution Hazard, USA
By midmorning, the smell of hot peanut oil dissipated and inside the tightly sealed laboratory known as Building 51F, a pink hamburger sizzled in a pan over a raging gas flame... 3073. July 22, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Japan plant radioactive water into sea likely, Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese utility said Monday its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is likely leaking contaminated water into sea, acknowledging for the first time a problem long suspected by experts... 3074. July 22, 2013 | Reuters
WHO had asked India to ban toxin that killed children
The pesticide that killed 23 Indian schoolchildren last week is a nerve poison banned by many countries because of what the World Health Organization (WHO) describes as its "high acute toxicity"... 3075. July 22, 2013 | ABC News
Chemical Time Bomb
In the 1980s and 1990s governments across Australia outlawed the use of the herbicide 245T. The ban was introduced for one very good reason - 245T contains dioxin, a chemical impurity with the potential to seriously harm people who are exposed to it...
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