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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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3501. March 6, 2013 | ABC News
Chemical spill at steelworks sparks evacuation, Australia
About 60 people have been evacuated from Bluescope's Wollongong steelworks due to a chemical spill... 3502. March 6, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New Report Warns of Uncertain Future for African Elephants: Poaching Doubled and Illegal Ivory Trade Tripled in Last Decade, Thailand
Bangkok, Populations of elephants in Africa continue to be under severe threat as the illegal trade in ivory grows - with double the numbers of elephants killed and triple the amounts of ivory seized, over the last decade... 3503. March 5, 2013 | Globaltimes.cn
Toxic toys still made a year after exposé, China
Local authorities in Shantou, Guangdong Province, have failed to stop local toy manufacturers from using toxic materials in their products, a full year after an exposé by China Central Television (CCTV) sparked a public outcry... 3504. March 5, 2013 | Channel NewsAsia
Toxic gas leak in South Korea, 11 hospitalised, South Korea
SEOUL: A toxic gas leak Tuesday at a chemical factory in South Korea left 11 workers hospitalised and forced the evacuation of residents living nearby, local officials said... 3505. March 5, 2013 | The Advocate
Chemical smell in house causes investigation, USA
BAKER — Firefighters from the Baton Rouge Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Unit examined the interior of a Winside Drive home Monday afternoon after a Baker police officer inhaled chemical fumes in the residence... 3506. March 4, 2013 | Deccan Hearald
SC directs clearing of Bhopal toxic waste, India
The Supreme Court on Monday noted that the waste at Union Carbide’s Bhopal plant has not been cleared even after 28 years of the tragedy and lamented that the issue has been forgotten because victims were poor... 3507. March 4, 2013 | click2houston.com
Explosion leads to fire at chemical plant, USA
DEER PARK, Texas - An explosion and fire were reported at a Deer Park chemical plant. Officials said the level-three emergency happened at the Akzo Nobel polymer chemicals plant in the 700 block of Independence Parkway at about 1 p.m. on Monday... 3508. March 4, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Illegal Trade Robs Wild of Almost 3,000 Great Apes Annually, Threatening Populations, Thailand
Bangkok, The illegal trade that sees almost 3,000 live great apes lost from the forests of Africa and Southeast Asia each year is increasingly impacting wild populations as links to organized crime grow stronger... 3509. March 4, 2013 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah leaders to blame for effects of pollution, USA
For long stretches this winter, Utah cities were No. 1 in the country for air pollution, an "honor" broadcast internationally by every major news outlet on TV, radio, in print and online... 3510. March 4, 2013 | paisleydailyexpress.co.uk
Garden plants could clear pollution, UK
Common garden plants are to be used to clean polluted land with the waste produced used to further medical research... 3511. March 4, 2013 | NHS News
Heart worry over plastic chemical, UK
“A chemical found in food tins and baby’s bottles has been linked to an increased risk of developing heart problems,” The Daily Telegraph reported... 3512. March 4, 2013 | wetherbynews.co.uk
Lipstick chemical 'may damage muscles', UK
"Antibacterial soap may hinder muscle function," reports The Daily Telegraph. The Daily Mail tells us of a "Lipstick chemical alert" and that an ingredient in hundreds of household products "causes heart problems"... 3513. March 3, 2013 | The Gleaner
Pesticide Warning, USA
The Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) is warning the public not to purchase or use the imported pesticide labelled 119 which has been finding favour with householders because of its instant knockout effect on pests.... 3514. March 3, 2013 | Shanghai Daily
Call for factory tax based on pollution levels, China
SHANGHAI'S government should levy a tax on factories based on the level of pollutants they release, a national lawmaker with the city's environmental protection authority said yesterday... 3515. March 3, 2013 | cyprus-mail.com
Asbestos scar slowly fading away, Cyprus
UNTIL the 1990s, the pretty drive up to the Troodos mountains was always marred by the grey, barren hillside scar at Amiantos, the price of 84 years of asbestos mining there... 3516. March 3, 2013 | The Inquirer
Toxic site in Burlco remains troubling, USA
On a recent afternoon last month, a man and his dog jogged down a peaceful, winding lane in Moorestown past a row of tidy $725,000 homes that exhibited tiered fountains and stone goddesses... 3517. March 3, 2013 | Herald Scotland
The changing face of our countryside, Scotland
Scottish ministers are under mounting pressure to defy the Westminster government and back a European ban on toxic pesticides which are blamed for killing bees... 3518. March 2, 2013 | The Asahi Shimbun
63 workers exposed to higher radiation than logged in their records, Japan
Dozens of workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were exposed to radiation levels higher than those registered in their personal records, according to a health ministry investigation... 3519. March 2, 2013 | NYTime.com
Spill in China Underlines Environmental Concerns, China
HANDAN, China — The first warning came in the form of dead fish floating in a river... 3520. March 2, 2013 | The Independent
Government fights Europe over air pollution reduction, UK
Air pollution is estimated to cause 29,000 premature deaths each year in the UK at an average loss of life of 11.5 years... 3521. March 1, 2013 | TreeHugger
Toxic nuclear waste leaking from Washington dump, USA
CBS News has a startling report on a toxic leak at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State, which they call "the most contaminated nuclear site in the country... 3522. March 1, 2013 | euronews.com
Highly toxic substance found in animal feed in Germany, Germany
Authorities say thousands of farms in northern Germany have been supplied with corn feed contaminated by a highly toxic substance... 3523. March 1, 2013 | ABC News
Mine waste water spills fire up pollution debate, Australia
The Northern Territory Department of Mines and Energy says it ploughing huge resources into water management at the Mount Todd mine, near Katherine, and the public should take confidence from this... 3524. March 1, 2013 | Lennox Herald
Aircraft to measure pollution level, UK
Scientists are taking to the skies to measure the amount of greenhouse gas emitted in the UK... 3525. March 1, 2013 | Xinhua
Liquid chlorine spill in Russia's chemical plant injures 30, Russia
MOSCOW, Liquid chlorine spill at a chemical plant in Russia's Perm Territory injured 30 people, local authorities told the Interfax news agency Friday...
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