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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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3201. 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... 3202. 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... 3203. 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... 3204. 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... 3205. 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... 3206. 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... 3207. 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... 3208. 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... 3209. 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... 3210. 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... 3211. 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... 3212. 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... 3213. 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"... 3214. 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... 3215. July 22, 2013 | The Sacramento Bee
4 decades after war ended, Agent Orange still ravaging Vietnamese, Vietnam
DA NANG, Vietnam -- In many ways, Nguyen Thi Ly is just like any other 12-year-old girl. She has a lovely smile and is quick to laugh. She wants to be a teacher when she grows up. She enjoys skipping rope when she plays... 3216. July 20, 2013 | Examinaer.com
Toxic levels of pesticide found in school lunches that killed 23 students (Video), India
After completing forensic testing on the food and 23 dead school children that died after eating lunches laced with a suspected insecticide on Tuesday, officials in India released a statement... 3217. July 20, 2013 | ContraCostaTimes.com
Bay Area sea gull population explodes, bringing flocks of problems, UK
HAYWARD -- Every summer day, volunteers and park workers stand guard on a small island in San Francisco Bay. At the first sign of a threat, they race into action -- blowing whistles, clapping hands and blasting horns... 3218. July 19, 2013 | hantsfire.gov.uk
Family treated for gas inhalation after swimming pool chemical spill, UK
A family were treated for gas inhalation after a small chemical explosion in the swimming pool of their Southampton home tonight... 3219. July 19, 2013 | The Atlantic
Pakistan's New Big Threat Isn't Terrorism—It's Water, Pakistan
In a report released last week by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Pakistan was pinpointed as "one of the most water-stressed countries in the world, not far from being classified, 'water-scarce'... 3220. July 19, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN, Major Investment Firms Call for Increased Focus on Carbon Risk Management and Carbon Accounting in Investment Industry, UK
London, Institutional investors should start measuring, disclosing and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their investments and portfolios to reduce policy, regulatory and financial risks associated with these emissions... 3221. July 18, 2013 | brightsurf.com
Spot on chemical contaminants in our food, UK
In general, Danes have no reason to worry about unwanted chemical compounds in the food they put on their table - especially not if they eat a varied diet. However, a monitoring survey puts focus on certain compounds - e.g. inorganic arsenic and acrylamide, the intake of which should be reduced due to health risk... 3222. July 18, 2013 | uttoxeter-news.co.uk
Chemical spill leads to elderly residents' health scare, UK
CHEMICALS and human waste spilled on the hot tarmac of Uttoxeter road have caused health concerns for its elderly residents... 3223. July 18, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Stain-resistant chemicals linked to high blood pressure during pregnancy, USA
Mothers’ exposure to chemicals that make consumer products stain- and water-resistant was linked to high blood pressure during pregnancy in an analysis of highly exposed communities in West Virginia and Ohio... 3224. July 18, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
OzHarvest partners with the United Nations Environment Programme to feed 5000 people in Sydney,
Sydney, For the first time ever in Australia, OzHarvest as the official Australian partner of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on the global Think.Eat.Save... 3225. July 18, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
World's Largest Solar Ship Docks in Halifax, Canada
Halifax, Canada, The world's largest solar-powered catamaran, PlanetSolar, has arrived in Halifax Canada after an 11-day journey from Boston-the latest leg in a series of scientific missions...
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