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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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4026. December 20, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Persistent pollutants slow the time to pregnancy in couples, EHN
Couples exposed to high levels of certain persistent organic pollutants took about 20 percent longer to get pregnant than couples with lower exposures... 4027. December 19, 2012 | GMA News Online
Most air pollution deaths occur in Asia –study, Asia
Up to a whopping 65 percent of deaths from air pollution occur in Asia, according to a new global study... 4028. December 19, 2012 | ABC Radio Australia
Microscopic pollution killing thousands in China, China
The air in China's infamously polluted big cities has killed upwards of 8,000 people this year and scientists lay the blame on a collection of tiny microparticles... 4029. December 19, 2012 | The India Express
State move to check chemical emission from thermal units, India
Minister for Forest and Environment Bijayshree Routray on Tuesday admitted in the Assembly that the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) continues to suffer due to inadequate human resource to control the menace of pollution, both air and water, caused by rapid industrialisation in the State... 4030. December 19, 2012 | Fox News
Suicide attempts linked to inflammatory chemical, USA
A chemical in the brain may explain why some people become suicidal — and it may link inflammation of the body to disorders of the mind... 4031. December 19, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New Website Puts Spotlight on Blue Carbon, Kenya
Information Portal Showcases Climate and Sustainable Development Role of Coastal Ecosystems... 4032. December 18, 2012 | Hindustan Times
Pollution level rising, govt turns a blind eye, India
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has expressed "deep shock" at the findings of the new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) count. The findings say air pollution has become one of the top 10 killers in the world — a three-fold increase in the last 10 years... 4033. December 18, 2012 | The Telegrap India
Delhi air pollution lessons for other metros, India
New Delhi, Air pollution over Delhi kills at least 20 people every day and triggers an estimated six million asthma attacks each year, a study has suggested... 4034. December 18, 2012 | ECN Magazine
Monitoring pollution exposure on your smart phone, USA
San Diego, Calif - Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have built a small fleet of portable pollution sensors that allow users to monitor air quality in real time on their smart phones... 4035. December 18, 2012 | Haverhill West Suffolk
Worker hospitalised after chemical incident at factory, UK
A worker was taken to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning after a chemical incident at a food factory... 4036. December 18, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP launches pioneering water initiative in DRC to protect the supply of safe water to Kinshasa, Congo / Switzerland
Investments needed are expected to be upscaled to circa US$10 million over a five-year period... 4037. December 17, 2012 | FRANCE 24
Invisible pollution, EU
This week we take a look at the fashion giants which have been pressured into stopping the use of hazardous chemicals... 4038. December 17, 2012 | The Economic Times
Green Ministry eases SEZ clearance norms, India
NEW DELHI: The environment ministry has simplified the procedures for granting clearances to special economic zones as it seeks to shed the anti-industry image... 4039. December 17, 2012 | Bangkok Post
Experts issue warning as farm chemical imports double, Thailand
Thailand imported more than 160,000 tonnes of agricultural chemicals, worth up to 22 billion baht, last year _ more than double the 2005 figure when the country imported 78,000 tonnes of farm chemicals, the group said, citing Agriculture Department records... 4040. December 16, 2012 | Examinaer.com
19 horses die, 9 others fall ill after eating toxic plant at Colorado facility, USA
The consumption of a highly toxic plant is believed to be the reason more than two dozen horses suddenly died or fell ill early this month at the Canon City Wild Horse Inmate Program facility in Colorado... 4041. December 16, 2012 | The Garden Island
PCBs found in Princeville water tank officials say water does not pose a threat, USA
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Health announced Friday that a chemical contaminant was found in a drinking water reservoir in Princeville. The department also states that water distributed from the drinking water system, which serves about 1,700 people, “does not pose a health threat and continues to be safe.”.. 4042. December 16, 2012 | The Japan Times Online
WHO downplayed health effects of nuclear crisis on Fukushima residents : German physician, Germany
BERLIN — A German doctor and member of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning physicians' group has criticized a World Health Organization report on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe for underestimating its impact on human health... 4043. December 16, 2012 | The Columbia Daily Tribune
Citizens raise concerns about fluoride, USA
Columbia is joining a long list of U.S. cities taking another look at the decades-old practice of adding fluoride to public drinking water... 4044. December 16, 2012 | TheState.com
Rising radiation at SC nuclear dump prompts cleanup talk but no action, USA
COLUMBIA, SC — Radioactive pollution is getting worse on parts of South Carolina’s nuclear-waste dump near Barnwell, but state regulators say cleaning up the contaminated groundwater isn’t in their plan... 4045. December 16, 2012 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Uranium smelter's legacy moves on, Australia
THE controversial clean-up of a radioactive site in Hunters Hill is set to begin early next year, with any hazardous waste to be moved from the harbourside suburb to Lidcombe, the NSW government says... 4046. December 16, 2012 | Herald Scotland
Air pollution at Waverley seven times higher than safety limits, UK
Exhaust fumes from trains and taxis, coupled with toxic dust kicked up by construction works, are endangering the health of commuters, tourists and workers – particularly those with asthma, lung or heart conditions, experts say... 4047. December 15, 2012 | The News Journal
Pollution limit tightened, USA
Federal officials have adopted a tighter limit on chronic levels of very fine soot in the nation’s air while also predicting that 99 percent of the nation’s counties – including New Castle County – will reach compliance within seven years because of regulations already in place... 4048. December 15, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel
Florida rivers getting sicker, Sentinel investigation finds, USA
That's what the Orlando Sentinel found after a yearlong evaluation of some of the state's biggest and smallest, most urban and remote, cleanest and dirtiest, protected and abused rivers... 4049. December 14, 2012 | Reuters
US EPA finalizes stricter soot pollution limits, USA
WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday tightened limits on harmful soot pollution from sources including power plants, diesel engines and burning wood... 4050. December 14, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Utah Air Pollution Plans Scrapped, State Board To Start Over, USA
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's plans to reduce air pollution turned out to be nearly as bad as the air itself...
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