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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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326. November 10, 2022 | AP News
CDC to conduct health study at polluted former Army base
Federal health officials are conducting a new study to determine whether veterans once stationed at a now-shuttered California military base were exposed to dangerously high levels of cancer-causing toxins. 327. November 9, 2022 | Futurity
Air pollution may cause far more deaths than previously thought
The annual global death toll from long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution may be significantly higher than previously thought, according to a new study. 328. November 9, 2022 | Investigate Midwest
Popular flea collar Seresto has been linked to more than 100,000 reports of harm
Reports include at least 2,698 pet deaths and nearly 900 human incidents. 329. November 8, 2022 | Carlsbad Current Argus
New Mexico's oil, gas air pollution is visible from space, study says
A cloud of methane about 2 miles long was discovered southeast of Carlsbad by NASA, amid the Permian Basin oilfields. 330. November 8, 2022 | The Harvard Gazette
PFAS levels lower in buildings with healthier furnishings
Buildings renovated with healthier furnishings had significantly lower levels of the entire group of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances — toxic chemicals linked with many negative health effects — than buildings with conventional furnishings, according to a new study. 331. November 8, 2022 | The Star
Air pollution second biggest killer in Africa after HIV
Without ambitious plans to adopt healthy and sustainable urban development, rapid urbanisation will increase the damaging health, economic and social impacts of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, particularly in 'megacities'. 332. November 8, 2022 | Bay Journal
‘Forever chemicals’ found in more than a dozen waterways in Chesapeake region
Sampling by the Waterkeeper Alliance has turned up more waterways laced with toxic “forever chemicals,” including more than a dozen in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 333. November 8, 2022 | Fast Company
5 activewear brands that aren't full of toxic chemicals
Last month, the Center for Environmental Health found that many of the most popular activewear brands contain BPA. Here are some greener alternatives. 334. November 8, 2022 | Global Press Journal
Push for gold leaves a toxic legacy
Mercury exposure can be deadly. So why are gold miners in Zimbabwe using the dangerous chemical — and risking their lives and the health of their communities in the process? 335. November 7, 2022 | Civil Eats
New evidence shows pesticides contain PFAS, and scale of contamination is unknown
Our new investigation found significant sources of 'forever chemicals' on farmland and in communities. 336. November 6, 2022 | Yuba Net.com
California regulators urged to ban herbicide linked to Parkinson’s
Conservation and public health groups today called on the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to reevaluate approval of the herbicide paraquat… 337. November 6, 2022 | WHO News Release
Health must be front and centre in the COP27 climate change negotiations
On the eve of the pivotal climate talks at COP27, WHO issues a grim reminder that the climate crisis continues to make people sick and jeopardizes lives and that health must be at the core of these critical negotiations. 338. November 4, 2022 | Environmental Health News
This loophole allows pesticide-coated seeds to kill birds. It’s time to close it.
Pesticides kill almost 100 million birds every year in the United States — and a federal loophole ensures this crisis will continue. 339. November 4, 2022 | North Carolina Health News
PFAS contamination likely at 58K sites in US
North Carolina has at least 10 sites with known PFAS contamination and hundreds of locations with presumptive fluroinated-compound pollution. 340. November 3, 2022 | The Independent
Delhi air pollution explained: Why India’s capital is being suffocated by toxic smog again
Deadly air pollution has become an annual hazard in northern India, but there were hopes for change after political upheaval in Punjab. But even more farm fires are filling the sky with particles, as Arpan Rai reports from a landscape up in flames. 341. November 3, 2022 | Mongabay
Another winter of discontent as Kathmandu braces for deadly air pollution
As winter sets in, residents of Kathmandu are bracing for worsening air pollution levels that can exceed by a hundredfold the safe limit prescribed by the WHO. 342. November 3, 2022 | Environmental Health News
Glyphosate exposure linked to lower birth weights for Indiana babies
Glyphosate exposure during pregnancy is linked to lower birth weights for babies, according to a new study of pregnant people in Indiana. 343. November 3, 2022 | Medpage Today
Dry shampoo added to list of products contaminated with benzene
Findings represent the highest levels found in a consumer product to date, according to Valisure 344. November 2, 2022 | North Carolina Health News
PFAS evidence piles up, puts polluters on notice
Between recent studies and lawsuits against PFAS manufacturers, polluters are being put on notice that they have to clean up. 345. November 2, 2022 | News18
Farm fires' share in Delhi's pollution rises to 32%; local winds save the day
The share of stubble burning in Delhi PM2.5 pollution rose to 32 per cent on Wednesday, the highest this year so far, amid raging farm fires in Punjab and favourable conditions for the transport of emissions to Delhi-NCR. 346. November 2, 2022 | FOX23
'Everybody's contaminated:' Maine hunters worried about PFAS contamination in animals
Hunting season is now underway, but with new worries, as many hunters are forced to avoid areas of PFAS contamination. 347. November 2, 2022 | ABC
Impact of obesity on life expectancy in Queensland children shown in new modeling
A new report has found a "concerning" drop in life expectancy for Queensland children born over the next decade if obesity rates are not reduced. 348. November 1, 2022 | ABC30
Racially segregated communities breathe in air 3 times more concentrated with toxins
New research is shedding to just how much higher proportions of dangerous toxins people in minority communities are breathing in. 349. October 31, 2022 | TBS News
More than 20% of yearly deaths linked to air pollution: Study
About 20% of the total annual deaths in Bangladesh are associated with air pollution, which is increasing gradually, according to a recent study. 350. October 31, 2022 | Environmental Health News
Tiny particles of air pollution appear more deadly if from human-made sources
PITTSBURGH—Air pollution from human-made sources like factories and vehicles is significantly more dangerous to patients with certain lung diseases than other types of air pollution, according to a new study.
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