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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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3676. January 28, 2013 | Channel NewsAsia
New Zealand firm defends milk safety after chemical find, New Zealand
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's Fonterra, the world's largest dairy exporter, said Monday that its milk was "100 percent" safe to drink despite tests finding trace elements of an agricultural chemical in milk powder... 3677. January 28, 2013 | Fox Business
Deadly Chemical Leak at Korea Samsung Plant, Korea
A toxic chemical leak at a Samsung Electronics Co. (SSNHY) chipmaking plant in South Korea left one worker dead and four injured, the company said Tuesday... 3678. January 28, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Work with Oil and Gas Companies to Reduce Emissions, UNEP
Over a dozen Ministers from countries around the world released a statement today calling for accelerated action to substantially reduce venting, leakage, and flaring of natural gas from oil and gas operations worldwide... 3679. January 27, 2013 | Bangkok Post
Experts question pollution 'solution', Thailand
Environmental experts are concerned by a suggestion from the Pollution Control Department that the lead-contaminated Klity Creek could be cleaned up by ''natural rehabilitation'' rather than by active measures... 3680. January 27, 2013 | BBC
Beijing smog: When growth trumps life in China, China
Beijing's air pollution has soared to hazardous levels, but cleaning up the problem is not straightforward, and is dependant on prioritising quality of life over economic growth... 3681. January 27, 2013 | South China Morning Post
Air filters and face masks offer little protection to big city air pollution, China
From costly air filters to cheap face masks, unless big cities tackle air pollution seriously the only sure protection is to move, says an expert... 3682. January 27, 2013 | Express.co.uk
DEAD BA PILOTS 'VICTIMS OF TOXIC CABIN FUMES, UK
TWO of British Airways’ most talented pilots have died after complaining of years of exposure to toxic oil fumes on board passenger planes... 3683. January 27, 2013 | Duluth News Tribune
Global mercury treaty could make local fish safer, USA
It didn’t make many headlines at the time, but delegates from 140 nations earlier this month quietly signed the first-ever global treaty to reduce mercury emissions, a move that could help make Northland fish safer to eat... 3684. January 27, 2013 | Bangkok Post
Heavy metal tragedy still playing out at Klity Creek, Thailand
Karen villagers along the lead-contaminated waterway were recently awarded a cash settlement, but it can't wash away the environmental irresponsibility that has left one community member blinded and others sick and in fear for their unborn children... 3685. January 27, 2013 | Scotman.com
Tide of plastic devastates marine food chain, UK
MARINE life in one of ­Scotland’s biggest estuaries has been found to be riddled with pollution caused by ­plastic ­despite attempts to cut down on the amount entering coastal waters... 3686. January 27, 2013 | The Independent
The tiniest particles that may be a threat as bad as asbestos, UK
Nanomaterials are everywhere, but their use is totally unregulated. Emily Dugan reports... 3687. January 27, 2013 | GJSentinel
Air trap: Inversions can spell hell for many in valley, USA
The brown soupy mix hanging over the Grand Valley spells disaster for her lungs, which already are compromised by a rare lung disease with a long name, lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Cysts on her lungs, which “look like Swiss cheese,” she explained, already make breathing a chore... 3688. January 27, 2013 | Brisbanetimes.com.au
Toxic metals found near homes, Australia
DANGEROUS levels of arsenic, lead and mercury have been discovered on a nature strip between the chemical company Orica's Port Botany plant and a large residential area, contradicting claims there is no evidence of off-site contamination or health risks... 3689. January 26, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Proposed East Coast uranium mine dividing Va, USA
The rolling fields of Coles Hill were once full of tobacco. Along with furniture and textiles, the leaf sustained farmers, blue collar workers and families in this area of Virginia known as Southside... 3690. January 26, 2013 | KansasCity.com
United States should lead on climate change, USA
President Barack Obama called on Americans last week to renew the battle against climate change... 3691. January 26, 2013 | San Jose Mercury News
en years after toxic plume, Morgan Hill and surrounding communities work to find normalcy, USA
MORGAN HILL -- Ten years ago this month, community leaders were shocked by the discovery that a company that manufactured road flares here had disposed of toxic chemicals improperly, creating a 10-mile-long underground plume of perchlorate, a chemical used in rocket fuel... 3692. January 25, 2013 | TNN | Times of India (TOI)
Air pollution in Mumbai doubles, India
MUMBAI: The heavy fog enveloping the city during early mornings is an ominous indicator of Mumbai's deteriorating air quality. Official readings since mid-January evidence that owing to cooler weather and bustle of vehicles and construction, the pollution levels have surpassed the standard limits by two-fold... 3693. January 25, 2013 | The Guardian
140 states sign pact to reduce mercury pollution, UNEP
More than 140 countries, including Tanzania, have agreed on a set of legally binding measures to curb mercury pollution... 3694. January 25, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Dolphin dies amid NY canal's industrial pollution, USA
NEW YORK — A dolphin seen shaking black gunk from its snout after wandering into a polluted urban canal may well have been ill before it lost its way and died, a marine expert says... 3695. January 25, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Condos evacuated after police find toxic chemical, USA
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Police called to make a well-being check in suburban Chicago discovered a small amount of what they believe to be of the toxic chemical potassium cyanide inside the man's apartment... 3696. January 24, 2013 | Scoop News
Reducing water pollution needs more than a silver bullet, New Zealand
Nitrification inhibitors were never the magic bullet to reduce nitrate leaching, the Green Party said today... 3697. January 24, 2013 | The Nation
Air pollution up in twin cities, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - Air pollution increasing day by day in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi caused by the steel and marble factories set up in the nearby industrial areas I-9... 3698. January 24, 2013 | NZN | 3 News
'Eco' chemical found in dairy products, New Zealand
A chemical being used by farmers to help the environment has been taken off the market after traces of its active ingredient were found in New Zealand dairy products... 3699. January 24, 2013 | Timesonline.com
Fracking wastewater can be highly radioactive, USA
Its contents remain mostly a mystery. But fracking wastewater has revealed one of its secrets: It can be highly radioactive. And yet no agency really regulates its handling, transport or disposal. First of a four-part series on radiation in fracking wastewater... 3700. January 23, 2013 | Times of Malta
Pollution-induced asthma and cancer, EU
According to the Health Department, “European studies” show that Malta’s cancer and asthma rates are among the lowest in the EU (January 14). This is misleading...
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