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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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4351. September 24, 2012 | The Guardian
Air pollution still at dangerous levels in Europe, report finds,UK
On average, air pollution is cutting human lives by roughly eight months and by about two years in the worst affected regions... 4352. September 24, 2012 | thenews.com.pk
Toxic meal leaves 35 policemen unconscious, Pakistan
Around 35 under-training police officers fell unconscious on Sunday after consuming toxic food for their dinner at the Razzaqabad Police Commando Training Centre... 4353. September 24, 2012 | The Himalayan Times
Improve indoor air quality, UK
LONDON: If the air inside your home is stagnant and doesn’t get replaced very often, the indoor pollution that results could worsen symptoms of allergies, asthma, or other chronic lung problems... 4354. September 24, 2012 | The Jakarta Post
City enjoys ‘moderate’ air quality after a decade of Car-Free Days, Indonesia
Ten years ago, 48-year-old Wayan, who loves to ride his racing bike every weekend, had to vie with motorists along Jl. Jenderal Sudirman to Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta to enjoy a rare moment to exercise... 4355. September 24, 2012 | The Jakarta Post
A silent energy crisis, Japan
Amid the energy debate on whether to conserve, convert, allocate or subsidize energy, Indonesia’s household sector energy policy has been maintaining two energy castes, the dirty and the clean... 4356. September 24, 2012 | Burma News International
Thai NGO’s fear Burma’s Dawei Project will hurt local communities, Burma
The regions biggest development investment will threaten local livelihoods, cause environmental risks, and could displace thousands of locals, according to a Thai non-government organisation... 4357. September 24, 2012 | Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Canned foods raise levels of chemical linked to heart disease, obesity and diabetes, study shows, UK
Eating tinned soup may be associated with increased levels of a chemical that is linked to heart disease, obesity and diabetes, a study suggests... 4358. September 24, 2012 | Reuters | Today's Zaman
Boost for carbon capture from new non-toxic absorber, UK
Researchers have created a new material that could solve some of the problems holding back projects to combat global warming by capturing and burying carbon emitted from power stations... 4359. September 24, 2012 | Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
Environmental Protection Agency Announces Changes To Chemical Assessment Program, USA
In a major change to its criticized chemicals assessment program, EPA will seek early input about chemicals under review. Stakeholders from industry and other concerned groups will be able to provide their views about a substance’s toxicity before EPA decides what information to rely on for the assessments, according to the agency... 4360. September 24, 2012 | view.koreaherald.com
Minister vows to spread globally Korea’s forestation success, South Korea
Having gained worldwide recognition through hosting the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification last year, Korea is hoping to make Korea Forest Service a future global hub for green growth... 4361. September 24, 2012 | Post Independent
Air monitoring station up and running near Carbondale, USA
CARBONDALE, Colorado — A new Garfield County air quality monitoring station is at work just west of Carbondale collecting data on air pollution, a county official said this week... 4362. September 24, 2012 | China Daily
Toxic gas victims denied again, China
Chinese victims of a toxic leak caused by abandoned World War II weapons vowed on Sunday to continue to fight for compensation and an apology from the Japanese government, even though their second attempt to take legal action in the case has been rejected by Tokyo judges... 4363. September 24, 2012 | Mail Online
Nearly one in 10 children get asthma 'because they live near a busy road', UK
Nearly one in 10 children with asthma get the life-threatening illness because they live near a busy road, according to a new study... 4364. September 24, 2012 | Reuters
Breathing European air shortens lives -report, Belgium
BRUSSELS, Microscopic particles, among the most harmful forms of air pollution, are still found at dangerous levels in Europe, although law has cut some toxins from exhaust fumes and chimneys, a European Environmental Agency (EEA) report said... 4365. September 24, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Experts Warn of Water Bankruptcy for Many Regions After Reviewing 200 Major Global Projects, Thailand
Bangkok, A study of almost 200 major international water-related projects over the past 20 years has identified a suite of existing and emerging challenges and how science can offer remedies... 4366. September 23, 2012 | BBC
Swiss reject full ban on smoking in public spaces, UK
Voters in Switzerland have rejected a total ban on smoking in enclosed public places at a referendum... 4367. September 23, 2012 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Nuclear industry slowed by its own waste, USA
Just as the nuclear industry is starting to build reactors after a 30-year drought, it faces another dry spell... 4368. September 23, 2012 | NYTime.com
Uranium Substitute Is No Longer Needed, but Its Disposal May Pose Security Risk, USA
WASHINGTON — At the dawn of the civilian nuclear age in the 1950s, one of the pressing questions was how to find enough fuel for reactors and bombs... 4369. September 23, 2012 | thestar.com
Asbestos products still being imported to Ontario, USA
Despite recent announcements in Ottawa and Quebec that suggest asbestos will soon be a thing of the past, products made of the cancer-causing mineral are still being imported and used in Ontario today... 4370. September 21, 2012 | People's Daily Onlone
Chemical leakage turns villages red in Shandong, China
A bag of rhodamine that fell off a vehicle on the expressway turned two villages of Jinan, capital city of eastern China’s Shandong province, to red on the morning of September 18... 4371. September 21, 2012 | Xinhua | China Daily
Second-hand smoke greatest source of indoor pollution, China
BEIJING - A study conducted by an environmental group found that second-hand smoke is the single greatest source of indoor air pollution in Beijing... 4372. September 21, 2012 | Yahoo! New Zealand News
Toxic smoke billowing from Mt Eden fire, NewZealand
A huge cordon has been thrown around an inner city suburb of Auckland as toxic smoke billows into the air. Fire has broken out at Lahood Window Furnishings in Mt Eden, and a number of fire engines and ambulances are at the scene... 4373. September 21, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Kids exposed to mercury or lead more likely to have ADHD symptoms, Canadian study finds, EHN
Children exposed to higher levels of mercury or lead are three to five times more likely to be identified by teachers as having problems associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, according to a scientific study published today... 4374. September 21, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP to Train Blue Helmets on Environmental Challenges to Peace and Security, Switzerland/Kenya
Geneva/Nairobi, A new training programme to support the UN's 16 peace operations in improving their management of the environment and natural resources has been launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today... 4375. September 21, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
International Conference Extends Fund to Tackle Management of Potentially Hazardous Chemicals, Kenya
Nairobi, The third International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM3), on Friday extended until 2015 a Trust Fund that has to-date provided over US$31 million to improve the management of potentially hazardous chemicals in 105 countries, providing a welcome boost to efforts to safeguard human health and the environment...
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