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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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3226. May 19, 2013 | Manchester Evening News
Chemical incident closes part of Manchester's Northern Quarter, UK
Fire fighters were called to Underground Complex on Tariff Street at around 7.15am today after a member of staff mistakenly put cleaning fluid in a drum of chemicals commonly used in the sauna industry... 3227. May 19, 2013 | Times of Malta
Baby on the way: Chemical beats rare sperm defect, India
MUMBAI: The joy of impending parenthood is sweeter for NRI engineer Shreekant and wife Simi because he suffers from one of the rarest forms of infertility. Shreekant's sperm are too abnormal in shape to ensure a pregnancy, or so doctors in West Asia, where he works, had told him... 3228. May 19, 2013 | The Columbud Dispatch
Pesticide ‘drift’ cause of sudden tree devastation, USA
WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio — The trees and shrubs that dot Teresa Horstman’s 3-acre Madison County property look fine, but only from a distance... 3229. May 19, 2013 | South China Morning Post
Guangzhou reveals details on cadmium tainting as public pressure mounts, China
Guangzhou's food-safety authorities have revealed some details about the sale of rice and rice noodles contaminated with cadmium, a heavy metal, in the face of enormous public pressure... 3230. May 19, 2013 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Asbestos verdict in two years, Australia
A Sydney judge has taken more than two years to make a decision in a case against the founder of the Clean Up Israel environmental campaign, who has been accused of causing land and water pollution by allegedly dumping asbestos-contaminated waste on his property in Wollondilly... 3231. May 19, 2013 | Herald Scotland
Pollution threat from Glasgow subway, Scotland
Environmentalists are demanding urgent investigations into air pollution on the Glasgow subway after a snapshot survey by the Sunday Herald's New Era magazine discovered passengers were breathing in tens of millions of tiny metallic particles that might damage their health... 3232. May 18, 2013 | 3 News
Plastic bottle kayaks highlight pollution, Newzealand
Youth leaders paddled down the Whanganui River this week in kayaks made out of recycled plastic bottles to raise awareness about pollution in New Zealand... 3233. May 17, 2013 | The China Post
Taiwan must contemplate meaning of latest food scare, Taiwan
Food safety has again become a major concern after chemical-tainted starch was found in a wide range of food products. It is likely not an accident that the starch was tainted with maleic acid... 3234. May 17, 2013 | NPR
Doctors Confirm Black Lung In Victims Of Mine Blast
The tragic deaths of 29 coal miners in a massive explosion in 2010 have provided new evidence of a resurgence of the disease known as black lung... 3235. May 15, 2013 | Times of India
Six die of toxic fumes while cleaning well at Kondhali, India
NAGPUR: Six persons, including four villagers and a couple of labourers, died on Monday while one was saved miraculously after an attempt to clean a well at Kachari Sawange village in Kondhali taluka went horribly wrong... 3236. May 15, 2013 | This is South Wales
Farmer fined over pollution of river, UK
A GWENDRAETH farmer has been ordered to pay more than £2,200 after slurry leaked into a tributary of the Afon Gwend- raeth Fawr... 3237. May 14, 2013 | www.aa.com.tr
150 girls get poisoned by toxic gas in Afghanistan, Turkey
Girls were poisoned by a toxic gas sprayed at their high school in Afghanistan's northern state of Balkh... 3238. May 14, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Observed Concentrations of CO2 Cross 400 parts per million Threshold at Several Global Atmosphere Watch Stations, UNEP
At the current rate of increase, the global annual average CO2 concentration is set to cross the 400 ppm threshold in 2015 or 2016... 3239. May 14, 2013 | BBC
Kidney problems linked to traffic fumes, UK
Living close to a busy road may increase your risk of developing kidney problems, research suggests... 3240. May 14, 2013 | The Time of India (TOI) | TNN
1 dead, 4 hurt in Dombivli chemical plant explosion, India
KALYAN: A 30-year-old died while four others suffered serious injuries in an explosion at a chemical factory in Dombivli on Monday morning... 3241. May 13, 2013 | Yorkshire Post
Chemical spill kills thousands of birds, UK
More than 4,000 birds have been killed or injured by a chemical spill in one of the worst UK marine pollution incidents in recent memory, campaigners said yesterday... 3242. May 13, 2013 | WSJ.com
How Fukushima Contamination May Have Spread via Waterways, Japan
A new study offers fresh insights into how radioactive contamination from the Fukushima nuclear disaster may have spread through Japan’s interconnected waterways, reaching some freshwater fish hundreds of kilometers away... 3243. May 13, 2013 | publicintegrity.org
'Chemicals of Concern' list still wrapped in OMB red tape, USA
For anyone anxious about toxic chemicals in the environment, Sunday marked a dubious milestone... 3244. May 13, 2013 | Daily Echo
Flouride in water: protesters plan new legal battle, UK
CAMPAIGNERS against water fluoridation in Hampshire are planning a fresh legal battle in the courts, the Daily Echo can reveal... 3245. May 13, 2013 | Daily Express
More than 4,000 birds killed or maimed in one of UK's worst marine pollution disasters, UK
MORE than 4,000 birds have been killed or incapacitated by a chemical spill in one of the worst UK marine pollution incidents in recent memory, campaigners said today... 3246. May 13, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Under One Per Cent of Clean Energy Technology Patents Filed in Africa, Highlighting Huge Potential for Exploiting Renewable Sources, Kenya
Increasing international cooperation and establishing and maintaining high-quality patent systems will foster innovation and growth... 3247. May 13, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Conference Takes Historic Strides to Strengthen Chemical Safety Globally, Switzerland
UNEP and FAO team up to promote synergies between the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in two-week chemicals and waste meeting... 3248. May 12, 2013 | The Canadian Press
Better oil price needed for emissions controls to work: environment minister, Canada
OTTAWA - The ability of the oil and gas sector to absorb tough government controls on their greenhouse gas emissions depends on Canada getting a better price for its oil, Environment Minister Peter Kent says... 3249. May 11, 2013 | http://rinf.com
Air pollution may raise diabetes risk
Children who live in areas with air traffic pollution are threatened by higher risk of insulin resistance that can lead to diabetes in adults, a new study suggests... 3250. May 10, 2013 | BBC
River Nene chemical spill company fined, UK
A firm has been fined £50,000 after pesticides leaked into a Cambridgeshire river, wiping out thousands of fish...
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