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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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4276. September 12, 2012 | TreeHugger
7 Least Toxic Laundry Detergents, USA
Of all the cleaning supplies we sprinkle, splash, and spray in our homes, laundry detergent may be one of the more insidious... 4277. September 12, 2012 | Bangkok Post
Locals await lab tests amid toxic stench, Thailand
CHACHOENGSAO : Local officials have decided to suspend a wastewater treatment plan at a dump site in Phanom Sarakham district until a laboratory test proves the plan's method is acceptable... 4278. September 12, 2012 | East Anglia Daily Times
East Anglia: Belgian duo rescued after toxic fumes drama in North Sea, UK
TWO fisherman were overcome by toxic fumes after mixing bleach while cleaning a fishing boat... 4279. September 12, 2012 | New ACS Podcast
New American Chemical Society Podcast: Green plants reduce urban air pollution 8x more than expected, USA
WASHINGTON, The latest episode in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS’) award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series concludes that trees, grass and other greenery growing in the concrete-and-glass canyons of cities... 4280. September 12, 2012 | Environmental Health Perspectives
Common plasticizer linked to childhood skin problem, EHP
Children with higher exposures in the womb to a phthalate called BBzP are at greater risk of developing eczema before age 2, concludes a study of African-Americans and Dominicans from New York City. There is widespread exposure to the plasticizer, which is found in vinyl flooring... 4281. September 11, 2012 | The Jakarta Post
Navy readies ships to monitor oil spill, Indonesia
Batam: The Indonesian Navy has readied several of its vessels to monitor an oil spill following a collision between two vessels in the waters off Singapore on Sunday afternoon... 4282. September 11, 2012 | The Brunei Times
Water in Surigao, Palawan mining areas contaminated, Philippines
RIVER basins and drinking water sources in the mining town of Claver in Surigao del Norte and in Bataraza town in Palawan are contaminated with Hexavalent Chromium, according to a study released by Friends of the Earth (FoE) Japan this month... 4283. September 11, 2012 | CBC News
Oilsands to exceed Alberta's new pollution limits, say documents, Canada
Less than two weeks after Alberta enacted legally enforceable pollution limits for its oilsands region, industry figures already suggest they will soon be breached by emissions of two major gases causing acid rain... 4284. September 11, 2012 | The Daily Star
Toxic gas emission ails students, Bangladesh
Six students of Hazi Kachhim Uddin Public School in the capital's Tongi were hospitalised yesterday when they fell seriously ill after inhaling toxic gas discharged from a factory of Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd... 4285. September 11, 2012 | Impartial Reporter
Police warning over toxic smoke from burning stolen cables, UK
Callous thieves are putting the health of local communities at risk by burning electrical cables they have stolen creating toxic smoke, police are warning... 4286. September 11, 2012 | DNA | ANI
US acknowledges link between toxic dust from 9/11 aftermath and cancer, USA
The US Government has, for the first time, acknowledged a connection between toxic dust at Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks and several different kinds of cancer... 4287. September 11, 2012 | Emirates 24/7
Toxic gas leak, not food poisoning kills 3-year old Habiba in Sharjah, UAE
Aluminium phosphide leaked from neighbouring apartment responsible: Sharjah Police. Aluminium phosphide for a neighbouring apartment killed three-year old Habiba in Sharjah, and not food poisoning as was earlier suspected... 4288. September 10, 2012 | Hawii Reporter
Death From Air Pollution?, Hawii
How many people do you know who died from air pollution? I’m hard pressed to come up with one name... 4289. September 10, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Excessive lead fouls air, workers in Kenya's acid battery plants, Kenya
Lead levels in the air – and in workers' blood – at plants in Kenya where lead acid batteries are made and recycled far exceed U.S. job safety standards, according to a study that highlights the extent and degree of lead exposure and the lack of safety measures... 4290. September 10, 2012 | Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
Late-Night Nitrates Produce Aerosols, CEN
Nighttime chemistry is important for particles involved in air quality, weather, and climate. Nitrate radical chemistry taking place during the wee hours can drive atmospheric aerosol formation, according to a report published in Science... 4291. September 9, 2012 | Mail Online
Human excrement, asbestos and dead flies: The ingredients found in fake cigarettes that cost the taxpayer billions, UK
Fake cigarettes made from human excrement, asbestos, mould and dead flies are being smoked regularly in Britain, undercover detectives have found... 4292. September 9, 2012 | The Standard
Villagers sue diamond firms for pollution, Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) and villagers living along Save River are seeking a court order to bar three diamond mining companies in Marange district from polluting water sources... 4293. September 9, 2012 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Nano-fibres to help mercury cleanup, France
AFP - Scientists in Switzerland and the United States on Sunday said they had created a "nano-velcro" textile that offers a swift, sensitive and low-cost way of detecting mercury, a toxic and accumulative pollutant, in water and fish... 4294. September 8, 2012 | IBTimes UK
Yangtze River Turns Red: Photos Of China's Once Golden, Now Scarlet Pathway, China
The Yangtze River, the third longest river in the world, sometimes called the "golden watercourse," mysteriously blushed for the first time on Sept. 6. Residents in the surrounding area near the city of Chongqing, where the Yangtze connects to the Jialin River, literally stopped in their tracks when they noticed their once golden river had turned a shocking shade of red... 4295. September 8, 2012 | Scotsman.com
Highly toxic pesticide store costs farmer a fine of £1,200, UK
A FARMER has been fined £1,200 for possessing a banned lethal poison. Police searching Tom McKellar’s farm in June 2009 found three containers of the pesticide carbofuran... 4296. September 8, 2012 | The Journal Sentinel
Abandoned factory packed with toxic chemicals, USA
Slinger - Dozens of drums and barrels containing thousands of pounds of hazardous and toxic chemicals are stacked inside an abandoned metal plating factory on Oak St... 4297. September 8, 2012 | Sheffield Telegraph
Suburb fumes over air pollution, UK
COMMUNITY representatives in Broomhill are to keep up the pressure for traffic improvements and action to tackle air pollution in the suburb and shopping centre... 4298. September 7, 2012 | AGI.it
Fear in Milan due to toxic cloud, 11 taken to hospital, Italy
Milan - Toxic vapour poisoning affected Peschiera Borromeo, near Milan last night. One hundred and eleven people suffered irritation to their eyes and respiratory tracts, but only 11 were taken to hospital and their condition isn't serious... 4299. September 7, 2012 | BBC
Farmer Tom McKellar fined over banned poison carbofuran, UK
A farm manager from Argyll has been fined £1,200 for possessing a banned highly-toxic pesticide... 4300. September 7, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Calif toxic waste dump fined for improper disposal, USA
KETTLEMAN CITY, Calif.—Federal officials are fining the operator of the largest toxic waste dump in the West nearly $10,000 for improper disposal near a community known for a rash of birth defects...
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