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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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3826. 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... 3827. 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... 3828. 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... 3829. 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... 3830. 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... 3831. 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... 3832. 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... 3833. 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... 3834. 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... 3835. 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... 3836. 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... 3837. 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... 3838. 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... 3839. 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... 3840. January 22, 2013 | ArabianBusiness.com
Qatar air pollution six times over limit - study, Qatar
The level of fine particles in the air in Qatar is almost six times above the permissible limit, research has shown... 3841. January 22, 2013 | ABC News
Orica assures workers after chemical leak, Australia
The chemical company Orica says it is confident there will be no lasting health effects among workers struck down with nausea from a mystery odour at its western Sydney warehouse yesterday... 3842. January 22, 2013 | Climate Desk
Visit the Tiny Town Where Big Coal Will Meet Its Fate, USA
Last week Beijing saw its infamous smog thicken to unprecedented levels, driven largely by emissions from coal-fired power plants across China. In recent years coal from US mines has stoked more and more of these plants, in effect offshoring the health impacts of burning coal... 3843. January 22, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Think, Eat, Save: UNEP, FAO and Partners Launch Global Campaign to Change Culture of Food Waste, Switzerland
Consumers, Food Industry and Government All Have Role to Play in Reducing 1.3 Billion Tonnes of Food Wasted or Lost Each Year... 3844. January 21, 2013 | Phys.org
Pollution makes Europeans unhappy, EU
Researchers in Canada have found a correlation between air pollution and people's happiness. Their deep analysis, reported in the latest issue of the International Journal of Green Economics, suggests that air pollution may lead to unhappiness while the converse is also true, the unhappier the citizens of a country the more air pollution... 3845. January 21, 2013 | UPI
U.N. agrees on mercury pollution measures, Switzerland
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- More than 140 countries have agreed on a set of legally binding measures to curb mercury pollution worldwide, the United Nations says... 3846. January 21, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
7 Utah counties under pollution alert, USA
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Regulators are issuing an air pollution alert for seven counties along the Wasatch Front, home to 2 million Utah residents... 3847. January 21, 2013 | PanARMENIAN.Net
1 dead in Vanadzor Chemical Plant blast, Armenia
PanARMENIAN.Net - A blast occurred in Vanadzor Chemical Plant, in Armenia’s province of Lori, earlier on Jan 21, leaving one dead, head of the press service of RA Ministry of Emergency Situations Nikolay Grigoryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter... 3848. January 21, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
GRASP Challenges TV Personality to Better Inform Viewers on Palm Oil, UNEP
In Southeast Asia, more than 80 per cent of the orangutans' habitat in Borneo and Sumatra has been lost to agricultural conversion in the past 20 years, predominantly for the production of palm oil... 3849. January 20, 2013 | ENN | Discovery News
Air Pollution in China not just impacting cities, China
As people in Beijing and northern China struggle with severe air pollution this winter, the toxic air is also making life hard for plants and even food crops of China... 3850. January 20, 2013 | The Daily Star
Two die after inhaling toxic gas, Bangladesh
Two members of a family died and three others were injured yesterday after inhaling toxic gas in an underground septic tank in Fatickchari upazila of Chittagong...
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