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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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3276. July 1, 2013 | bit-tech.net
Intel chemical leak injures 43 workers, USA
Intel has confirmed reports of a chemical leak at its Arizona facility, the result of which has injured 43 people and hospitalised 12 through nitrogen inhalation... 3277. July 1, 2013 | newsok.com
UPDATE: Northbound lanes of Interstate 35 reopened after chemical spill, USA
Northbound Interstate 35 was closed between NE 10 and NE 23 for several hours due to a chemical spill, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol... 3278. July 1, 2013 | NorthJersey.com
Lead contamination on West Milford’s Wallisch property likely to stay until 2014, USA
The lead contamination on Lincoln Avenue’s historic Wallisch farmstead is likely to stick around through 2013... 3279. July 1, 2013 | Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
Crowdsourcing Toxicity Prediction
A unique competition is under way to encourage computationally minded people to develop new models for predicting the toxicity of chemicals. The goal is to crowdsource the analysis of large sets of in vitro toxicity data... 3280. July 1, 2013 | Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
The Hidden Value Of Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide gets a lot of attention—most of it negative—as a greenhouse gas. But if CO2 could be converted in a cost-effective manner to valuable products, the ubiquitous small molecule so often reviled for its role in climate change might start to lose its bad rap... 3281. July 1, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Powerful Posters Bring Wildlife Protection Message to Millions on Shanghai Metro, Kenya
Nairobi, A major poster campaign aimed at sensitizing the public to the true cost of illegal wildlife products such as ivory and rhino horn is reaching millions of travellers on the Shanghai metro system each day... 3282. July 1, 2013 | Shanghai Daily
Protecting China's good earth, China
THE "cadmium rice" scandal has raised awareness of the extent of heavy metal pollution in China, but the situation in Shanghai is considerably better. Zhang Qian talks to researchers mapping city pollution... 3283. July 1, 2013 | chicagotribune.com
Editorial: BP is polluting Lake Michigan, USA
BP, one of the world's biggest companies, dumps nearly 20 times more toxic mercury into Lake Michigan than federal regulations permit... 3284. July 1, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Oil Thefts Threaten Nigeria's Economy, Environment, Nigeria
The first drops of crude float in the languid muddy currents of Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta, then slowly grow into the splatter of a massive crime scene... 3285. June 30, 2013 | The Courier-Journal
Climate change blamed for increasing allergy problems, USA
Lucy Dutton would love to spend hours in her yard tending flowers, but as soon as she goes outside, her throat gets dry and scratchy, her nose stuffs up and she starts coughing... 3286. June 29, 2013 | NYTime.com
Ghana’s Crackdown on Chinese Gold Miners Hits One Rural Area Hard, China
MINGLIANG, China — To the people of Shanglin County, gold is a curse... 3287. June 28, 2013 | East Lothian News
Chemical leak at Prestonpans swimming pool, UK
Fire crews were called to deal with a chemical spill at Prestonpans Swimming Pool this morning (Friday)... 3288. June 27, 2013 | Mother Jones
21 Percent of Homes Emit 50 Percent of CO2, USA
Not all homes pollute equally—even in the relatively homogeneous world of a mid-sized town in Switzerland. A study of a village of 3,000 finds that 21 percent of households belched half the town's greenhouse gases... 3289. June 27, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Nitrates in mom's drinking water linked to birth defects in kids, USA
Babies whose mothers consume nitrates in drinking water have a higher risk of spina bifida, cleft palate and other birth defects, according to a large study of children in Texas and Iowa... 3290. June 27, 2013 | The Straits Times
Singapore prepares for more hazy days, Singapore
For a brief spell yesterday, Singapore's skies were the cleanest they have been in two weeks... 3291. June 27, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
UN diplomat: 10 incidents of chemical use, UN
United Nations: A UN diplomat says Britain and the United States have notified the United Nations of 10 different incidents of alleged chemical weapons use by the Syrian government... 3292. June 27, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Green Climate Fund Board selects Hela Cheikhrouhou as Executive Director, Korea
Songdo, Incheon City, Republic of Korea, 26 June 2013 - The Board of the Green Climate Fund is delighted to announce the selection of Ms. Hela Cheikhrouhou as the Fund's first Executive Director... 3293. June 26, 2013 | Haverhill West Suffolk
Record levels of toxic pesticide found in the River Stour, UK
High levels of pesticide up to 100 times the UK and EU limit for drinking water have been found in the River Stour... 3294. June 26, 2013 | Ottawa Citizen
Canadian nuclear agency receives application for toxic waste container, Canada
OTTAWA — The agency that regulates nuclear safety in Canada has received an application to approve a container designed to carry liquid nuclear waste... 3295. June 26, 2013 | news24.com
10 incidents of chemical use by Syria, USA
New York - Britain and the United States have notified the United Nations of 10 different incidents of alleged chemical weapons use by the Syrian government, a UN diplomat said on Wednesday... 3296. June 25, 2013 | The Advertiser
Report: Plant explosion released toxic chemicals, USA
GEISMAR — The deadly June 13 explosion and fire at the Williams Olefins chemical plant in Geismar released more than 62,000 pounds of toxic chemicals during the accident that killed two workers and injured 114 others, according to a report filed with state environmental regulators... 3297. June 25, 2013 | KCRA Home
Toxic chemical found in Yuba City well water, USA
YUBA CITY, Calif. (KCRA) —Pam Anderson said she was surprised and scared by what recent tests showed in her drinking water... 3298. June 25, 2013 | kgw.com Portland
Group pushes to ban bee-killing pesticide, USA
PORTLAND -- The conservation group Xerces Society is pushing to ban the pesticide used in trees where two large bee die-offs occurred in two Oregon towns in less than a week... 3299. June 25, 2013 | Scientific American
Personal Grooming Products May Be Harming Great Lakes Marine Life, USA
Three of the five Great Lakes—Huron, Superior and Erie—are awash in plastic. But it's not the work of a Christo-like landscape artist covering the waterfront... 3300. June 25, 2013 | The Times
Study finds more gas in water near Marcellus Shale wells, USA
Natural gas has likely seeped into Northeast Pennsylvania water supplies from both deep gas drilling and natural processes, researchers at Duke University reported in a paper released Monday...
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