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4126. November 12, 2012 | GMA News Online
US Navy contractor denies dumping toxic wastes in Subic Bay, US
The US Navy contractor accused of dumping toxic waste in Subic Bay from American military vessels on Monday claimed that the liquid waste it released has been “treated” and was considered “harmless” contrary to news reports... 4127. November 12, 2012 | Phys.org
Colorful wall hangings can contain toxic substances, Sweden
Traditional Swedish bonad paintings can contain toxic substances such as arsenic, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in which painting conservator... 4128. November 12, 2012 | DNA
Chemical attack victim in Mumbai wants strict action taken, India
Even though Jerrit G John is inside the lock-up, Aryanka Hosbetkar is still not out of fear. While John was absconding, her fear was he would strike again, and now that he is in the police custody, she is having nightmares as to what his next strategy would be... 4129. November 12, 2012 | The Nation
Chemical truck spills acid in Bangkok, Thailand
A truck carrying four tonnes of nitric acid overturned Monday, spilling the chemical onto an expressway lane of Kanchanapisek Road near Bang Bua Thong just north of Bangkok... 4130. November 12, 2012 | KSDK
Chemical spill at St. Peters Dialysis Center, USA
St. Peters, Mo (KSDK) -- A worker was taken to an area hospital as a precaution and 11 dialysis patients were removed from a building after a chemical spill... 4131. November 12, 2012 | Mail Online
Libyan military engineers face toxic chemical clouds as they clear up armaments from Gaddafi regime, Libyan
Weapons experts battle thought a vivid orange toxic gas haze as they take on the hazardous task of clearing a Libyan arms dump... 4132. November 12, 2012 | NDTV.com
Diwali smoke may trigger another smog in Delhi, India
New Delhi: Delhi could be staring at another spell of smog with Diwali fire-crackers expected to significantly increase air pollution... 4133. November 12, 2012 | Reuters
EU Commission freezes EU carbon emissions law for airlines, Belgium
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will put on hold its rule that all airlines must pay for their emissions on flights to and from Europe, but will resume enforcement if a U.N. airline body fails to deliver a global deal... 4134. November 12, 2012 | CapeGazette.com
Pollution from Hurricane Sandy could reach Cape Region, USA
The Cape Region beaches could soon be awash in pollution and trash carried into coastal waters from Philadelphia by Hurricane Sandy... 4135. November 12, 2012 | Houston Chronicle
Water concerns temper elation over Big Bend silver mine, USA
SHAFTER - More than seven decades after its glory days as one of the richest silver mines in the Southwest, La Mina Grande is roaring back to life in a remote corner of the Big Bend... 4136. November 12, 2012 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Atmospheric CO2 risks increasing space junk: study, Paris
PARIS — A build-up of carbon dioxide in the upper levels of Earth's atmosphere risks causing a faster accumulation of man-made space junk and resulting in more collisions, scientists said on Sunday... 4137. November 12, 2012 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Critics blast state plan to clean up Utah’s winter pollution, USA
A state panel is pushing forward with regulations to cut Utah’s winter pollution despite a rash of criticism from an array of Utahns — from health-minded citizens to small bakeries to big industry... 4138. November 12, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
The Ozone Layer: Protecting our atmosphere for Generations to come 25 years of the Montreal Protocol, Switzerland
11 November 2012, Geneva - A day before the annual global meeting on the treaty that protects the ozone layer, the world’s scientific community together with governments, international organizations and NGOs have gathered for the one-day Seminar on Protecting our Atmosphere for Generations to Come... 4139. November 11, 2012 | The Hindu
“Smog, pollution multiply health risks”, India
Delhiites never seem to have had it so bad, health-wise that is. Still grappling to get dengue, malaria, chikungunya and viral fever that have been plaguing the city... 4140. November 11, 2012 | Telegraph
Climate change could kill off pandas, UK
Climate change threatens to drive pandas to extinction in the wild as rising temperatures wipe out bamboo in the last remaining habitat for the endangered species... 4141. November 11, 2012 | Monash Weekly
Rail sleeper thefts stoke asbestos fears, Australia
FEARS that wooden sleepers contaminated with asbestos are being stolen and used as firewood have emerged following their removal from train tracks during the upgrade of the Glen Waverley railway line... 4142. November 11, 2012 | WSJ.com
Sandy Stirs Toxic-Site Worry, USA
Hurricane Sandy's environmental impact is still being assessed, but the worries for residents of New York and New Jersey are crystallized by one fact: Of the two states' 198 Superfund toxic-waste sites, 45 are within a half-mile of coastal areas vulnerable to storm surge... 4143. November 10, 2012 | Jakarta Globe
Newmont Challenges Sulawesi Mercury Pollution Claim, Indonesia
Gold miner Newmont has rejected an accusation that it was involved in the dumping of tailings at a mine project in North Sulawesi... 4144. November 10, 2012 | theage.com.au
Chemical exposure hospitalises five workers, Australia
FIVE workers have been taken to hospital complaining of nausea and headaches after the carpets were cleaned at an office and factory facility in Melbourne’s south east... 4145. November 9, 2012 | ANN | Viet Nam News
Pollution taints Vietnam's national icon, Vietnam
Several areas of Ha Long Bay, the newly-voted world wonder in northern coastal Quang Ninh Province, are seriously polluted... 4146. November 9, 2012 | The Hindu
26-year-old woman attacked with corrosive chemical, India
Mumbai Police are on the lookout for a businessman who attacked his 26-year old woman physiotherapist friend with a corrosive substance, injuring her eye and face. Police said on Thursday that the substance used by the accused was not acid... 4147. November 9, 2012 | Stuff.co.nz
Chemical leak in central Wellington, New Zealand
A hazardous gas leak forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from a building on Cambridge Tce today... 4148. November 9, 2012 | BBC
Body found in chemical incident in Fife, UK
The body of a 50-year-old local man has been found in the grounds of a cemetery in Fife where reports of a chemical incident are being investigated... 4149. November 9, 2012 | PR Newswire | CNW
Harper Government Introduces Proposed Regulations to Protect Children from Harmful Chemical, Canada
ETOBICOKE, ON - Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, introduced a proposed regulatory amendment to help protect infants and toddlers from unnecessary exposure to a harmful chemical found in some consumer products... 4150. November 9, 2012 | National Post
Terrified survivor found in rubble after Quebec chemical plant explosion kills two, injures 19, Canada
MONTREAL — Authorities were investigating three major fires that erupted within a single day in Quebec, while medical teams Friday dealt with serious injuries from two of them...
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