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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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3126. August 19, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Announces First International Environment Forum for Basin Organizations, UNEP
Fortaleza, The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today the first International Environment Forum for Basin Organizations, which is aimed at strengthening transboundary freshwater governance and ensuring the environmental sustainability of these vital resources, during the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO) 9th General Assembly... 3127. August 19, 2013 | South China Morning Post
China's insolvent toxic-waste dump Cinda for sale, China
Let's wait and see the prospectuses, but investors would be wise to think carefully before buying in to the IPOs of China's asset management firms... 3128. August 19, 2013 | The Namibia Economist
Uranium mines get water lifeline, Namibia
Three uranium mines in the Erongo region have received a water lifeline after NamWater finally sealed a water supply agreement with AREVA for water from the Erongo Desalination Plant... 3129. August 19, 2013 | The Sacramento Bee
UC Davis study links chemical BPA to asthma, USA
A study on the fetuses of pregnant rhesus macaque monkeys has shown that exposure to the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, led to changes in their lungs that increased the potential for developing asthma... 3130. August 19, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Expert Team to Study Environmental Impacts of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Fire
The team of experts has been mobilized through a partnership of the UNEP and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), known as the Joint Environment Unit... 3131. August 18, 2013 | Scientific American
Cleaning up toxic waste: directed evolution vs. designed machines, USA
Some heavy metals are required in trace amounts for the survival of living organisms, however at higher concentrations these metals can be incredibly toxic. In Europe, the elements of highest concern are arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, mercury, manganese, nickel, lead, tin, and thallium, all of which can be produced as by-products of industrial processes or along roadways... 3132. August 18, 2013 | Shanghai Daily
Centralized effort to fight pollution, China
CHINA is planning a centrally administered effort to control air pollution by documenting goals and responsibilities of provincial governments and evaluating their progress... 3133. August 18, 2013 | WDRB
Residential soil cleanup to begin Monday next to former pesticide factory, USA
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB)---On Monday, soil cleanup will begin to homes next to a former Louisville pesticide factory. The cleanup will begin on Wilson Avenue, then later moving to nearby St. Louis Street... 3134. August 18, 2013 | floridatoday.com
3,000 containers still on West Melbourne site, still a hazard, Canada
Authorities ordered man to clean up chemical containers at West Melbourne site... 3135. August 18, 2013 | Hindustan Times
Bhopal waste can be burnt at MP's Pithampur', India
Almost 29 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the 350 tonnes of toxic waste can be burnt at an incinerator at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) informed the Supreme Court on Friday... 3136. August 18, 2013 | The Malta Independent
HOT SUMMER WEATHER ‘EXACERBATING OZONE POLLUTION’, Malta
Unusually high temperatures this summer may be contributing to poor air quality in many European cities, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said this week... 3137. August 17, 2013 | nation.co.ke
Toxic waste container shipped back to UK, Kenya
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Saturday shipped the 40-foot container loaded with solid waste back to United Kingdom... 3138. August 17, 2013 | ABC News
Mt Thorley mine cops fine over water pollution, Australia
A Hunter Valley mine at the centre of a high-profile court appeal has been fined over a water pollution incident... 3139. August 17, 2013 | Times Union
Chemical spill at NanoCollege, USA
A chemical spill at SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering brought a hazmat team and other responders to the Fuller Road campus around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday... 3140. August 17, 2013 | Redlands Daily Facts
Studies: Increased pollution can lead to greater risk of autism
There may be a link between where a pregnant woman lives and the likelihood of her baby developing autism... 3141. August 17, 2013 | San Gabriel Valley Tribune
New pesticide regulations may help honey bees, bobcats, USA
Cancer. Dead honey bees. Poisoned bobcats. These are all related to systemic pesticides in our food, our air, our rivers and our soil... 3142. August 17, 2013 | citizen-times.com
Proposed law loosens rules on coal ash ponds, USA
ASHEVILLE — A proposed state law loosening rules to protect groundwater around coal ash ponds will stop short of blocking a lawsuit over pollution at Duke Energy’s Asheville power plant... 3143. August 16, 2013 | The Nation
GULF OF THAILAND OIL SPILL: Contamination in and around Samet cause for concern, Thailand
The results of the second test of contaminated seawater around Koh Samet caused by the oil spill have shown that the level of the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) is 200 times over the accepted standard, an informed source said Friday... 3144. August 16, 2013 | ABC Rural
Insects recover from toxic chemical pollution, Australia
Researchers have found nature can recover from the damage caused by toxic farm chemicals... 3145. August 15, 2013 | Examinaer.com
Pollution control in Denver, USA
Most anyone in the Denver Metro Area understands what it means to have a "brown cloud" hovering along the front range. Colorado as a state, and specifically in Denver carefully monitors air quality and offers regular reports to residents... 3146. August 14, 2013 | ABC News
One person hospitalised following chemical spill at Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, Australia
Emergency services are working to control a chemical spill at the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre in East Melbourne... 3147. August 13, 2013 | The Nation
Toxic liquor death toll climbs to 16, Pakistan
KARACHI - Toxic liquor on Monday claimed seven more lives bringing the death toll to 16... 3148. August 13, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Air pollution cuts China tourism, China
BEIJING (AP) — China, one of the most visited countries in the world, has seen sharply fewer tourists this year — with worsening air pollution partly to blame... 3149. August 13, 2013 | myrepublica.com
Banned insectides easy to buy in Kavre, Nepal
BANEPA, Even though the Nepal government has imposed a ban on the import and production of endosulfan and other pesticides, local agricultural input stores in the markets of Kavrepalanchowk district are openly selling these products to locals... 3150. August 13, 2013 | The Olympian
Air pollution takes toll on China's tourism, China
BEIJING — China, one of the most visited countries in the world, has seen sharply fewer tourists this year — with worsening air pollution partly to blame...
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