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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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3626. March 10, 2013 | Herald Scotland
1MoD 'places' its toxic tank shells in Solway Firth, UK
The Ministry of Defence has been evading an international ban on dumping radioactive waste at sea by redefining thousands of uranium weapons fired in the Solway Firth as "placements"... 3627. March 9, 2013 | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's pollution hits dangerous levels again, Hong Kong
Roadside pollution hits hazardous levels as pollutants emitted from vehicles are trapped by airless conditions... 3628. March 9, 2013 | JoongAng Daily
Pollution promotion, China
Pollution promotion - Employees at Lotte Department Store in Sogong-dong, central Seoul, have a look at stroller covers, shades and baby masks yesterday when concentration of fine dust particles was higher than usual... 3629. March 9, 2013 | TNN | Times of India (TOI)
Rising mercury lowers pollution levels, India
MUMBAI: The sudden rise in temperatures in the last few days is driving Mumbaikars up the wall, but the good news is that Mumbai is breathing cleaner air... 3630. March 9, 2013 | ABC News
The Coal Monster: Pollution Forces Chinese Leaders to Act, China
China's power plants and factories are spewing out toxic emissions and covering the country with smog and grime. For the new leadership, protecting the neglected environment has become a question of preserving its power... 3631. March 9, 2013 | Glendale News Press
Chromium 6 cleaning plans run aground, USA
After spending more than 10 years and roughly $9 million, engineers testing two high-tech methods for removing chromium 6 from groundwater say neither method can reliably bring levels of the cancer-causing contaminant down to the point where it would hit a state public health goal... 3632. March 9, 2013 | StarTribune.com
Japan's cleanup of radiation, other toxins from tsunami and nuclear fiasco anything but clean, Japan
NARAHA, Japan - Two years after the triple calamities of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ravaged Japan's northeastern Pacific coast, debris containing asbestos, lead, PCBs — and perhaps most worrying — radioactive waste due to the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant looms as a threat for the region... 3633. March 9, 2013 | GreeleyTribune.com
Weld County’s water testing program shows no signs of fracking contamination, USA
Tucked in the corner on the second floor of Weld County’s public health building, Mark Thomas spends his days in a lab coat looking for a “black grain of sand on a white beach,” he says... 3634. March 8, 2013 | Manchester Evening News
Asbestos tests disputed after fire at derelict mill, UK
Planning chief Peter Rowlinson said results from dust samples taken around the Dellside and Fallowfield estates showed there was no contamination... 3635. March 8, 2013 | BBC
EU court rebuffs Poland over CO2 emissions, UK
Poland has voiced dismay after the European Court of Justice rejected a legal complaint it made about the EU's mechanism for cutting carbon emissions... 3636. March 7, 2013 | EurActiv
Air pollution puts UK in the dock and Europe in the red, UK
The UK will face a Supreme Court challenge for breaching the EU’s air quality directive today (7 March), on the same day that a new report estimates the annual health bill from Europe’s coal plant pollution at €43 billion... 3637. March 7, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Africa Adaptation Knowledge Network (AAKNet) Endorsed as Key Tool to Step up Climate Change Adaption Efforts on Vulnerable Continent, Kenya
Nairobi, Around 120 representatives from 60 Africa regional adaptation knowledge platforms and other organizations have boosted climate change adaptation efforts in Africa, one of the world's most vulnerable continents to shifting climactic conditions... 3638. March 6, 2013 | The Northern Echo
Source of toxic leak into Stockton water course revealed, UK
WASTE dumped in a 1930s landfill site appears to have been the source of a poisonous substance which contaminated a North-East beck... 3639. March 6, 2013 | LE MONDE/Worldcrunch
TOXIC SHIPPING CONTAINERS MAY BE CONTAMINATING YOUR FOOD AND CLOTHES, The Netherlands
ROTTERDAM - Governments are well aware of the danger, but consumers have no idea. One out of five freight containers arriving in European ports has been fumigated with extremely dangerous, carcinogenic or neurotoxic gases... 3640. 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... 3641. 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... 3642. 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... 3643. 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... 3644. 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... 3645. 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... 3646. 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... 3647. 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... 3648. 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... 3649. 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... 3650. 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...
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