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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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3901. January 11, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mercury Convention To Be Finalised in Geneva, Switzerland
The mercury poisoning of the inhabitants of Minamata (Japan) from the 1930s is a tragic example of the effects of mercury on human health... 3902. January 10, 2013 | Peterborough Telegraph
Helpers trained for chemical spills, UK
Volunteers in East Anglia have been trained to help in the aftermath of nuclear, biological or chemical leaks... 3903. January 9, 2013 | The Journal Sentinel
Chemical spill reported at Children's Hospital, USA
The Wauwatosa Fire Department responded to a spill of acetic acid inside a Children's Hospital of Wisconsin laboratory at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, a hospital spokeswoman said... 3904. January 9, 2013 | ABC News
Canning Vale chemical spill sparks fire, Australia
Authorities closed several roads in the Perth suburb of Canning Vale after a potentially-toxic chemical fire started... 3905. January 9, 2013 | WAtoday.com.au
Smoke billows from Canning Vale chemical fire, Australia
Roads in Canning Vale have been reopened and nearby residents reassured that smoke billowing from a chemical fire does not pose a threat... 3906. January 9, 2013 | The Associated Press (AP)
Calif desert aquifers contain high chemical levels, USA
MOJAVE, Calif.—More aquifers in the Southern California desert contained high levels of arsenic, boron, fluoride and other naturally occurring elements compared with the rest of the state, a study released Wednesday found... 3907. January 9, 2013 | Pasadena Star
Chemical spill leads to evacuation at battery research company, USA
PASADENA - A minor but foul-smelling chemical spill at the headquarters of Liox Power Inc., a company developing rechargeable lithium air batteries, led to the evacuation of about 40 people on Wednesday afternoon... 3908. January 9, 2013 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Studies Show Rising Mercury Emissions in Developing Countries, Kenya/Switzerland
Most Comprehensive Assessment Ever of Global Emissions Released Ahead of Final Negotiations on New Mercury Treaty - Binding Treaty Can Deliver Major Health and Environmental Benefits in Developing and Developed Countries... 3909. January 8, 2013 | China Daily
Apology for late pollution report, China
Authorities in Changzhi have apologized for a five-day delay in reporting a chemical spill that threatened supplies of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people... 3910. January 8, 2013 | Business Recorder
Air pollution becomes top ten global killer, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Deaths linked to air pollution have increased by 300 percent since 2000 to 2012 according to a new study... 3911. January 8, 2013 | Medical News Tody
Mercury Pollution And Prenatal Exposure, EU
Cleaning up mercury pollution and reducing prenatal exposure to the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) could save the European Union 10,000 million euros per year, finds a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health... 3912. January 8, 2013 | UPI
Chemical spill poisons drinking water, China
BEIJING, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- A toxic chemical spill in China's Shanxi province that poisoned drinking water for hundreds of thousands took days to be made public, state media said... 3913. January 8, 2013 | WaterWorld
China toxic chemical spill poisons drinking water supply for millions of residents, China
BEIJING, CHINA, On Dec. 31, a ruptured valve at a China fertilizer factory caused nearly 40 tons of aniline, a toxic, carcinogenic chemical, to be released into the Zhuozhang River, poisoning the drinking water supply for thousands of residents in Changzhi town in Shanxi, a northern region of China... 3914. January 8, 2013 | Bloonberg
Severn Trent Fined for Ammonia Pollution at U.K. Sewage Plant, UK
Severn Trent Plc, the U.K.’s second- largest water company, said it pleaded guilty to allowing too much ammonia from its Bishop’s Castle sewage treatment facility to enter a nearby stream... 3915. January 8, 2013 | South China Morning Post
Official says pollution killed 4,460 in Tehran in a year, Iran
Air pollution has killed 4,460 people in the capital in a year, an Iranian health official said, with another sounding the alarm over levels of carcinogens in domestically refined petrol... 3916. January 7, 2013 | Bloonberg
Air Pollution Killed 4,460 in Tehran Last Year, Mehr Says, Iran
Air pollution in Iran’s capital Tehran killed about 4,460 residents in the last Iranian year, the state-run Mehr news agency reported, citing Hassan Aghajani, a Health Ministry official... 3917. January 7, 2013 | Science Daily
Counting the Cost of Mercury Pollution, EU
Cleaning up mercury pollution and reducing prenatal exposure to the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) could save the European Union €10,000 million per year, finds a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health... 3918. January 7, 2013 | The Financial Express
Why 2012 was a year of pollution extremes for Delhi, India
Pune: Three extreme polluting events made 2012 one of Delhi’s worst years, according to scientists with the System for Air Quality Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) project under the Ministry of Earth Sciences. SAFAR is India’s sole project for forecasting the quality of air. .. 3919. January 7, 2013 | Business Line
Karnataka Pollution Control Board to collect hazardous waste from industries, India
BANGALORE, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will start collecting hazardous waste from industrial units in Bangalore... 3920. January 7, 2013 | The Spectrum
Utah under weeklong air pollution alert, USA
SALT LAKE CITY — Northern Utah remains under a health alert from a weeklong bout of concentrated air pollution... 3921. January 7, 2013 | E & T Magazine
Green schemes using biofuels could cause pollution, Europe
Green schemes to fight climate change by producing more biofuels could actually worsen a little-known type of air pollution and cause almost 1,400 premature deaths a year in Europe by 2020, a study showed... 3922. January 7, 2013 | The Canadian Press | The Associate Press (AP)
Government-funded study concludes toxic hydrocarbons from oilsands pollute lakes, Canada
EDMONTON - New research has provided the most conclusive proof yet that oilsands development in northern Alberta is polluting surrounding lakes... 3923. January 7, 2013 | http://www.kfoxtv.com
Police: Woman died from inhaling toxic fumes from melted plastic in oven, USA
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Toxic fumes from melted plastic from pans and parts of toaster stored in an oven may have been the cause of death of a 41-year-old woman, officials said... 3924. January 7, 2013 | CTV News
Chinese mayor apologizes for delay reporting chemical leak contamination, China
BEIJING -- A Chinese city government has apologized for taking five days to report a chemical leak that has affected another city's drinking water supply... 3925. January 7, 2013 | TNN | Times of India (TOI)
Fire brigade to buy hi-tech vehicles to deal with chemical hazard, India
MUMBAI: Alarmed at the prospect of a chemical disaster, the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) has decided to purchase Hazmat vehicles...
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