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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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3251. 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... 3252. 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... 3253. 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... 3254. 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... 3255. 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. 3256. 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... 3257. 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... 3258. 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... 3259. 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... 3260. 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... 3261. 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... 3262. 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... 3263. 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... 3264. 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... 3265. July 3, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Report Shows Unprecedented Climate Extremes over Last Deca, Switzerland
2001-2010 was the warmest since the start of modern measurements in 1850 and continued an extended period of accelerating global warming... 3266. July 2, 2013 | Shanghai Daily
6 charged over chemical leak, China
SIX people responsible for a chemical leak on a ship which polluted a creek and hospitalized 46 residents in January were charged with causing an accident involving dangerous goods, Jinshan District prosecutors said yesterday... 3267. July 2, 2013 | BBC
Three taken to hospital after Manx hotel chemical leak, EU
Three people have been taken to hospital after a "chemical spillage" in a swimming pool at an island hotel... 3268. July 2, 2013 | The Nation
Indonesia must stop hiding behind the smoke, Indonesia
A regional agreement is in place to prevent annual haze from forest fires, but the main source of the problem has so far refused to ratify it... 3269. July 2, 2013 | China Daily
No quick end in sight for Beijing smog, China
The filthy air clogging the skies over Beijing is not expected to clear anytime soon, according to forecasters... 3270. July 2, 2013 | The Jakarta Post
10,000 sick in Indonesia due to haze, Indonesia
The heavy smog, which has been engulfing Riau, Indonesia for the past few weeks, may have started to fade but the region’s problems are not yet over as the disaster has left an estimated 10,382 residents suffering from acute respiratory infections (ARIs)... 3271. July 2, 2013 | Ceylon Today
Cosmetics contaminated with toxic metal, Sri Lanka
The Cosmetics Devices and Drug Regulatory Authority (CDDA) is to bring regulations on heavy metal content in cosmetic products, following reports indicating that lipstick and lip gloss contain heavy metal... 3272. July 1, 2013 | Bernama
Highly Toxic Groundwater Found Near Tepco Nuke-plant Port, Japan
TOKYO, July 1 (Bernama) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. revealed Saturday that it has detected high levels of radioactive substances that emit beta ray in groundwater taken from a well near the port of its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant... 3273. July 1, 2013 | NaturalNews
Is autism linked to air pollution?
Results of a new study were released and suggest that moms-to-be that are exposed to high levels of pollution are almost twice as likely to give birth to a child with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD)... 3274. July 1, 2013 | OneWorld South Asia
Australia extends help to check pollution in Ganga river, Australia
Funded through the Australian development 'AusAID', the project aims to clean the river that is one of the five most polluted rivers in the world... 3275. July 1, 2013 | Tampa Bay Times
15 people hospitalized after chemical leak in Ybor City post office, USA
YBOR CITY — Investigators have determined the chemical that caused 15 people to be evacuated from a post office Monday morning was eucalyptus oil, fire rescue said...
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