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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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3301. April 28, 2013 | dgstandard.co.uk
Call for delay to pesticide ban, UK
The Scottish Environment Secretary has called for a two-year delay to the implementation of a ban on pesticides which are thought to be harmful to bees... 3302. April 28, 2013 | The Denver Post
Whether paper or plastic, 5-cent bag fee in Denver checks out, USA
A Denver councilwoman is on the right track with a plan to charge customers a nickel for each disposable bag they use... 3303. April 28, 2013 | JamaicaObserver.com
NCU scientists name areas with ‘poisoned’ soil, Jamaica
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — ONE year after revealing that sections of the soil in some farming communities in St Elizabeth and Manchester were contaminated with poisonous metals... 3304. April 28, 2013 | The Fresno Bee
Living in a Toxic Land: A history of neglect, risk in Lanare, USA
LANARE -- In the early 1960s, Carrie Bonner was pregnant with her eighth child and widowed after her husband was shot dead in a juke joint here. She moved to a small rental and could never afford to leave Lanare. That's fine with Bonner. She likes it here. Sitting in the Lanare Community Center, a leaky old building with no air conditioning or heating, the 89-year-old says she relishes her role as one of four members in the town's only church... 3305. April 28, 2013 | The Observer
Insecticide firms in secret bid to stop ban that could save bees, UK
Europe is on the brink of a landmark ban on the world's most widely used insecticides, which have increasingly been linked to serious declines in bee numbers... 3306. April 27, 2013 | Xinhua
N China chemical plant catches fire, China
HOHHOT - A fire erupted in a chemical plant in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Saturday morning, sources with local authorities said... 3307. April 27, 2013 | San Antonio Express
Regulation of chemical industry is haphazard, ineffective, USA
WASHINGTON — Eighteen years after a domestic terrorist murdered 168 people in Oklahoma City with an ammonia nitrate bomb, the federal government and the chemical industry are still jockeying over how to regulate a volatile and plentiful fertilizer that contributed to the devastating plant explosion in West... 3308. April 27, 2013 | NPR
E-Cigarettes Bring Smokers Back Inside, For Now, USA
Smoking used to be sexy. Look at Mad Men or Humphrey Bogart. But that was then. These days, Americans are buying fewer cigarettes... 3309. April 27, 2013 | Star-telegram
Water recycling is big business for oil, gas support firms, USA
Just a few years ago, Fort Worth-based Bosque Systems mostly operated wastewater disposal wells for oil and gas operators. And another Fort Worth-based oil field company, FTS International, was busy becoming one of the nation's biggest providers of hydraulic fracturing services... 3310. April 26, 2013 | BBC
Edinburgh sees increase in number of polluted streets, UK
Environmentalists are calling for "urgent action" after an increase in the number of Edinburgh streets affected by transport pollution... 3311. April 26, 2013 | Xinhua
China monitors air pollution with 'eyes' in sky, China
Scientists will be able to better monitor haze and air pollution that chokes cities like Beijing after the launch of a high-resolution earth observation satellite... 3312. April 25, 2013 | The Express Tribune
Toxic emissions: Alternative factory fuels causing respiratory disease, Pakistan
RSSToday's Paper Subscribe BETA 2.1 HOME PAKISTAN BUSINESS WORLD SPORTS LIFE & STYLE MULTIMEDIA OPINION MAGAZINE BLOGS URDU NEWS SINDHPUNJABBALOCHISTANKP & FATAJAMMU & KASHMIRGILGIT BALTISTANALERTS Balochistan unrest: Shahzain turned away from Dera Bugti 9:17 AM PST Toxic emissions: Alternative factory fuels causing respiratory disease By Sonia MalikPublished: April 25, 2013 Share this articlePrint this page Email Ever since gas supply to industries has become irregular, an increasing number of factories have begun using rice husk, corn cobs and mustard husk as cheap alternatives to run the furnaces. LAHORE: Around 30 complaints were received from workers and people living near factories in the city over the last two months, an Environment Protection Agency (EPA) official requesting anonymity told The Express Tribune... 3313. April 25, 2013 | ABC News
Authorities shut metals plant over toxin fears, Australia
A metals manufacturing plant in Port Kembla, south of Wollongong, has been closed for two weeks due to an investigation into dioxins and furans... 3314. April 25, 2013 | Reuters
Veolia sees strong growth in toxic waste recycling, France
Veolia Environnement sees strong growth in its toxic waste recycling business and will keep spending up to 100 million euros per year on plants to treat industrial solvents, old batteries and pharmaceutical waste... 3315. April 25, 2013 | telegram.com
Ozone pollution high across county, UK
WORCESTER — Worcester County received an F for ozone pollution for the second year in a row... 3316. April 25, 2013 | Pakistan Observer
Air pollution, Pakistan
Air pollution is actually the addition of any harmful substances to the atmosphere, which causes the damaging of the environment, human health and the quality of life... 3317. April 25, 2013 | SanLuisObispo.com
SLO County again ranked among worst in U.S. for ozone pollution, USA
Although ozone air pollution levels have dropped in recent years, San Luis Obispo County continues to get a failing grade from the American Lung Association... 3318. April 25, 2013 | Environmental Health News
Born sooner and smaller; PFOS affects fetal growth in the womb
Babies with higher PFOS exposures in the womb are born smaller and sooner, reports a new study from Taiwan. The effects were found at levels of the perfluorinated chemical similar to those measured in U.S. and Canadian babies... 3319. April 24, 2013 | The Star Online
Students land in hospital after inhaling toxic fumes, Malaysia
ALOR SETAR: About 50 students of SMK Seri Pantai in Jalan Kuala Kedah here were sent to hospital after inhaling fumes believed to have come from a gas leak... 3320. April 24, 2013 | BBC
Jersey gets licence to ship waste ash to UK, UK
Toxic ash created by burning rubbish in Jersey's energy from waste plant can now be shipped to the UK for treatment or disposal... 3321. April 24, 2013 | theage.com.au
Air pollution linked to heart disease: study, Australia
Exposure to polluted air increases the risk of heart disease and stroke by speeding up the hardening of the arteries, according to new research... 3322. April 24, 2013 | Deseret News
Utah communities mark some improvement in air pollution battle, USA
SALT LAKE CITY — Although the most crowded cities along the Wasatch Front flunked an annual ranking for bouts of short-term spikes in unhealthy air pollution, the newest analysis acknowledges that local improvements are being made on the air quality front... 3323. April 24, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Soaring Demand for Metals Calls for Rethink of Recycling Practices, Says International Resource Panel, Germany
Berlin, The growth in demand for metals, which could see needs rise by almost ten times current levels, calls for a rethink of recycling practices in order to address negative environmental impacts... 3324. April 24, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Asia Overtakes Rest of the World in Consumption of Materials, Thailand
Bangkok, Asia Pacific has surpassed the rest of the world in its consumption of materials and will continue to dominate world material flows, according to a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report released today... 3325. April 23, 2013 | news24.com
Toxic waste kills Cape Town girl, 3, South Africa
Cape Town - A Cape Town toddler died and seven children had to be hospitalised after being exposed to chemical substances dumped on a field in Delft, it was reported on Tuesday...
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