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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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3151. August 13, 2013 | The Daily Star
Nitrogen pollution: another of Lebanon’s blights
BEIRUT: Pollution caused mostly by car emissions in the capital can reach levels as high as two thirds over the global limit, increasing respiratory problems and the long-term risk of developing lung cancer, a newly published study has found... 3152. August 13, 2013 | WSJ.com
China Can Expect Apology Over Tainted Milk, China
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key plans to visit China to apologize to parents for an infant formula scare caused by the country’s dairy giant Fonterra Cooperative Group... 3153. August 12, 2013 | UPI
Greenpeace warns water pollution from German coal mining on the rise, Germany
POTSDAM, Germany, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The scenic waterways of the Spreewald eastern German natural area could remained choked with iron sludge from lignite coal mining for decades, Greenpeace says... 3154. August 12, 2013 | The Daily Star
Two workers die from toxic gas inhalation, Bangladesh
Two workers died from inhaling poisonous gas while cleaning the effluent treatment plant (ETP) tank of a textile mill at the sadar upazila of Narayanganj yesterday... 3155. August 12, 2013 | Examiner.com
TEPCO detects toxic water leaking into ocean at Fukushima nuclear site, Japan
TEPCO reported on Sunday that highly toxic levels of radioactive tritium and cesium are leaking into the Pacific Ocean from the crippled Fukushima no. 1 power plant... 3156. August 12, 2013 | pakistantoday.com.pk
Death toll rises to 16 in toxic liquor tragedy, Pakistan
KARACHI - At least seven more people died as a result of drinking poisonous liquor in Mehmoodabad area of the city... 3157. August 12, 2013 | The Himalayan Times
Toxic liquor kills eight, Pakistan
KARACHI: Pakistani police said at least eight people in the port city of Karachi had died after consuming homemade liquor... 3158. August 12, 2013 | BBC
One treated after chemical fumes leak at health club, UK
One person was treated after inhaling chemical fumes following a leak at a popular gay health club on Sunday... 3159. August 12, 2013 | MyrtleBeachOnline.com
Chemical leak reported at Port Allen facility, USA
PORT ALLEN, LA. — Louisiana State Police say a recommended shelter-in-place for parts of Baton Rouge has been lifted after a chemical leak at an industrial facility along the Mississippi River... 3160. August 12, 2013 | Victoria News
Possible lead contamination linked to bullet shells
Digging monitoring wells and testing the soil at a former pistol range at Thetis Lake Regional Park will determine how to remediate the land... 3161. August 12, 2013 | The Tico Times
Sculpture shows San José's black 'lung'
The findings of high levels of sulfur, chlorine and manganese, among other pollutants, motivate changes in public transportation policy in the capital... 3162. August 12, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Brazil's Biggest Football Team Gives Food Waste the Red Card, Brazil
The Think.Eat.Save - Reduce Your Foodprint campaign was featured in a Brazilian National League match between Flamengo and Portuguesa... 3163. August 12, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Secretary-General's Statement on International Youth Day, UNEP
This year's observance of International Youth Day focuses on the issue of youth migration. Of the annual total of some 214 million international migrants, young people constitute more than 10 per cent, yet too little is known about their struggles and experiences... 3164. August 12, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Member of Climate and Clean Air Coalition Science Advisory Panel to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom, Kenya
Nairobi, 12 August 2013 - Professor Mario Molina, a member of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition's Science Advisory Panel and a former winner of the UNEP Sasakawa Prize, has been named as a recipient of the US Presidential Medal of Freedom... 3165. 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... 3166. 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... 3167. 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... 3168. 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... 3169. 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... 3170. 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... 3171. 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... 3172. 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... 3173. 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... 3174. 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... 3175. 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...
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