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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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3101. July 13, 2013 | The Fresno Bee
Birth defects linked to bad Valley water
An extensive new study confirms a long-suspected link between crippling birth defects and the nitrate contamination that threatens drinking water for 250,000 people in the San Joaquin Valley... 3102. July 13, 2013 | NYTime.com
City in Russia Unable to Kick Asbestos Habit, Russia
ASBEST, Russia — This city of about 70,000 people on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains is a pleasant enough place to live except for one big drawback: when the wind picks up, clouds of carcinogenic dust blow through... 3103. July 12, 2013 | StarTribune.com
Electronic cigarettes could rekindle battles over smoking in public, USA
It was trivia night, and Michael Jamnick didn’t want to leave the TGI Friday’s in Maple Grove to go outside and have a smoke. So he started puffing right where he sat... 3104. July 10, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Fisheries Reform: Time to Draw in the Net, UNEP
Achieving healthy fish stocks globally was a key challenge flowing from Rio+20 and will be a central litmus test for realizing an inclusive Green economy... 3105. July 10, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
West Africa Nations Agree to Phase Out Inefficient Incandescent Lamps, Senegal
By phasing out incandescent lighting, African nations together could save a total of 2.4 terawatt hours of electricity; equivalent to 6.7 per cent of total annual energy consumption. The savings would be enough to power over 1.2 million households... 3106. July 10, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN General Assembly Sets up New UN Forum to Boost Sustainable Development Efforts, USA
The Forum will convene annually at the ministerial level under the auspices of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and it will, every four years, bring together heads of State to provide added momentum for sustainable development... 3107. July 8, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Search Begins for Kenya's Young Green Leaders, Kenya
Nairobi, 08 July 2013 - Are you a young Kenyan aged between 18 and 24 years? Are you passionate about the environment? Here is a chance for you to become a UNEP-Bayer Young Environmental Envoy!... 3108. July 8, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Prototype Plane Piloted by UNEP Champion of the Earth Completes Solar-Powered Flight across USA, USA
The arrival of Solar Impulse in New York City marks the culmination of its ambitious journey Across America, which started on May 3rd in San Francisco, California... 3109. July 8, 2013 | Japan Today | AFP
Toxic radiation in groundwater at Fukushima plant: TEPCO, Japan
TOKYO (AFP) — Toxic radioactive substances have once again been detected in groundwater at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, its Japanese operator said on Sunday, the latest in a series of incidents at the tsunami-battered complex... 3110. July 8, 2013 | The Guardian
Interactive guide to pollution levels on London roads, UK
With the highest levels of nitrogen dioxide of any capital city in Europe, London's air pollution from traffic is linked to strokes, heart and respiratory diseases as well as some cancers and asthma... 3111. July 7, 2013 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Toxic radiation again in groundwater at Fukushima, Japan
Toxic radioactive substances have once again been detected in groundwater at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, its Japanese operator said on Sunday, the latest in a series of incidents at the tsunami-battered complex... 3112. July 7, 2013 | South Bend Tribune
Indiana in no rush to crack down on BP pollution, USA
The oil giant continues to dump nearly 20 times more toxic mercury into the lake than federal water quality standards permit. This may not lead to an environmental disaster of the type BP brought to the Gulf, but it is a threat to lake waters that are used by millions of people for drinking, waters that are a precious Midwest resource for recreation and fishing... 3113. July 7, 2013 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Toxic substances found in reserve, Australia
The Environmental Protection Authority has been accused of covering up the discovery of some of the most poisonous substances on earth at levels well above health limits, alarming residents whose children use the tested area as a playground... 3114. July 6, 2013 | Stuff.co.nz
Toxic inks in tattoos a concern, New Zealand
Risky levels of heavy metals - including arsenic and lead - have been found in tattoo inks imported to New Zealand, but tattooists are reassuring the public that the brands the Ministry of Health has warned them about are not in mainstream use... 3115. July 5, 2013 | thenews.com.pk
Toxic gas kills four in Silkot, Pakistan
SIALKOT: At least four people were killed after inhaling toxic gas Pasror Tehsil of Sialkot district, Geo News reported... 3116. July 5, 2013 | tcetoday
Smog-eating street reduces air pollution, The Netherlands
URBAN smog and its harmful effects on health and the environment may be a thing of the past, according to the researchers behind an ‘air-purifying’ pavement in The Netherlands. 3117. July 5, 2013 | CBC News
Man, 81, dies from chemical fumes in home, Canada
Toronto police are investigating the death of an elderly man who was overcome by fumes mixing chemicals in his home... 3118. July 4, 2013 | Pakistan Observer
Air pollution causing respiratory diseases, Pakistan
Thursday, July 04, 2013 - Quetta—Stakeholders were not playing their due role to reduce air pollution that making a large number of people suffering from respiratory and skin diseases in Quetta... 3119. July 4, 2013 | Swidon Advertiser
Pollution kills river insects, UK
THE Environment Agency is investigating ‘serious’ pesticide pollution in the River Kennet, which supplies some drinking water to south Swindon, as campaigners fear an ecological disaster... 3120. July 4, 2013 | wallstcheatsheet.com
Pepsi in the Doghouse: Still Has Chemical Linked to Cancer
Attention soda lovers: step away from the PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) products. A news report via Reuters illuminates that a chemical linked to cancer in animals is still showing up in Pepsi products... 3121. July 4, 2013 | ITV News
Chemical incident at Harwich International Port, UK
Firefighters are currently at the scene of a chemical incident at Harwich International Port in Essex... 3122. July 4, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Study finds no link between kids' obesity and DDT, PCBs, USA
U.S. children who were exposed in the womb to high levels of DDT, PCBs and other chlorinated chemicals in the 1960s were not more likely to be obese, according to new research. One substance, dieldrin, was linked to higher odds of obesity in children but the number of children studied was small... 3123. July 4, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
African Nations Pledge Increased Efforts in Sound Management of Hazardous Chemicals, Kenya
Nairobi, July 4 2013 - Representative of 28 African countries today developed a draft roadmap aimed at driving the continent toward meeting the 2020 goal of the sound management of chemicals across their lifecycles... 3124. July 3, 2013 | Suffolk Free Press
High levels of toxic pesticide found in parts of River Stour, UK
Concerns have been raised after record levels of toxic pesticides – up to 100 times the limit for EU drinking water – were found in the River Stour... 3125. July 3, 2013 | chemweek.com
EU Parliament adds 12 substances to water pollution priority list; 3 pharmaceuticals placed on watch list, EU
The European Parliament (Brussels) has added 12 chemicals to the EU list of substances known to pose a pollution risk to surface waters, following a vote on 2 July, the parliament announced...
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