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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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4401. August 17, 2012 | The Japan Times Online
Asbestos pollution recognized, Japan
In 2006, Kubota Corp., a major machinery maker, established its own relief system for sufferers of asbestos-linked diseases who were not its employees but were living near its asbestos-contaminated Kanzaki plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture... 4402. August 17, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
3 injured in W.Va. methane ignition, gas well fire, USA
SYCAMORE, W.Va. -- Authorities say three people have been injured in a gas well fire at an Antero Resources operation in Harrison County. The flames are out and there's no public danger... 4403. August 17, 2012 | MyHealthNewsDaily.com
Vitamin C May Lessen Air Pollution Effects, UK
There's another reason to eat fruits and veggies: A diet rich in them may lessen the harmful effects of air pollution for people suffering from chronic lung diseases... 4404. August 17, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Arctic study finds mother whales pass contaminants to fetus, Arctic
Pregnant beluga whales pass to their fetus a portion of the pollutants – PCBs and flame retardants – they carry in their bodies, report researchers who measured the chemicals in the animals' blubber... 4405. August 17, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New Initiative to Reduce Time-to-Market for Carbon Market Projects in Southern Africa, Botswana
Gaborone (Botswana), 17 August 2012 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today unveiled a new standardized baseline* for the region's electric power grid... 4406. August 16, 2012 | The Associated Press (AP)
Townsfolk sickened after Peru toxic spill, Peru
SANTA ROSA DE CAJACAY, Peru (AP) — It began with a loud pop like a tire bursting. A toxic cocktail of copper concentrate laced with a periodic-table's mix of volatile compounds then shot skyward... 4407. August 16, 2012 | Daily Democrat Online
Cancer-causing chemical found in state's drinking water, USA
CHICO -- The cancer-causing chemical chromium-6 is found in drinking water throughout the north valley, according to two national environmental groups... 4408. August 16, 2012 | Independent.ie
Chemical in plastic containers raises heart attack risks, UK
A chemical widely used in plastic food-and-drink containers may narrow coronary arteries, raising the risk of heart attacks, research suggests. High levels of bisphenol-A (BPA) in the urine were seen significantly more often in patients with severe damage to the arteries supplying blood to the heart... 4409. August 16, 2012 | Shanghai Daily
Pollution causing glacier to melt even faster, China
POLLUTION caused by humans is the second leading cause in the melting of a glacier in Xinjiang, experts say... 4410. August 16, 2012 | The Denver Post
Man killed in natural gas well explosion near Fort Lupton identified, USA
The man killed in a natural gas well explosion Wednesday has been identified as Brian Wallace, 60, of Evanston, Wyo... 4411. August 15, 2012 | Daily Post North Wales
Pollution fears after gas leak on Anglesey, UK
Hundreds of people were told to stay in their homes when two tonnes of ammonia leaked into the air from the Vion food processing plant, which had to be evacuated in Llangefni... 4412. August 15, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New European Union Directive on E-waste Comes into Force, Switzerland/Kenya
Geneva/Nairobi, 15 August 2012 - The European Union (EU) has adopted new rules on electrical and electronic waste (e-waste), which aim to allow EU member states to combat the illegal export of waste more effectively... 4413. August 14, 2012 | IBTimes UK
'Toxic 20' States/Air Pollution - Report: KY, OH and PA Worst States for Power Plant Pollution, USA
Residents of Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania are exposed to more toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants than in any other state, according to an analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)... 4414. August 14, 2012 | ANSA
WHO to monitor pollution caused by Taranto steel plant, Italy
Rome, The World Health Organisation (WHO) will help monitor pollution levels in Taranto as the authorities try to clean up the ILVA steel plant in the southern Italian city, Italian Environment Minister Corrado Clini said on Tuesday... 4415. August 14, 2012 | CBC News
Nitrogen pollution impact examined, Canada
A P.E.I. biologist is trying to solve the messy problem of tracking how excess nitrogen is affecting the health of rivers in the Maritimes... 4416. August 14, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Secretary-General's Visit Marks Closure of UN Pavilion at Expo 2012, Korea/Kenya
Yeosu/Nairobi, 14 August 2012 - After welcoming over 8,000 visitors each day over the past three months, the United Nations Pavilion at Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Republic of Korea, has finally closed its doors... 4417. August 14, 2012 | TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk
Air pollution shame to cloud London Olympics, UK
There is concern that London’s poor air quality could become a problem as the forecasts predict warmer days to come. A recent smog in the city, which cleared just in time for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games... 4418. August 13, 2012 | thenews.com.pk
Toxic liquor kills 4 in Hyderabad, Pakistan
HYDERABAD: Four people have so far been killed in two days as a result of consuming poisonous liquor while the number people affected by hit over 50 in Hosri area of Hyderabad... 4419. August 13, 2012 | GlobalPost
Wind farms in Mongolia could help minimize pollution, reliance on coal, Mongolia
SALKHIT, Mongolia — In the vast rolling plains of Salkhit, 45 miles outside the capital of Ulan Bator, a work crew are busy bending large metal cables into an elaborate, squat structure... 4420. August 13, 2012 | ThinkProgress
Toxic Air Pollution From Power Plants Drops 19 Percent; Congress Threatens Future Progress, USA
Each year in the United States power plants expel 310 million pounds of toxic air pollution. Just 20 states are responsible 92 percent this pollution, the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) finds in their new report... 4421. August 13, 2012 | Xinhua
China to establish national standards of food safety by 2015, China
BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- China will accelerate its pace in setting up national standards of food safety in order to safeguard the public, a senior supervision official with China's Ministry of Health said Monday... 4422. August 13, 2012 | Birmingham Post
Asbestos at Birmingham hospital killed our mum, claims family, UK
The family of a great grandmother who died from asbestos-related cancer believes she had been exposed to the deadly dust while working at a Birmingham hospital... 4423. August 13, 2012 | Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
Airborne Sulfur Dioxide Oxidant Identified, C&EN
A newly identified atmospheric chemistry pathway for turning sulfur dioxide into sulfuric acid links pollution, natural ecosystems, air quality, and climate (Nature, DOI: 10.1038/nature11278)... 4424. August 13, 2012 | GazetteNET
Lapses found in Northampton schools' toxins use plans; Update promised, UK
NORTHAMPTON - The toxins being sprayed on the grounds of the city's public schools may surprise some people... 4425. August 13, 2012 | The Sudbury Star
Power needs dictate plant location, USA
Despite an impassioned resolution put forth by the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association, which supported the construction and operation of a ferrochrome smelter at Exton, the government of Ontario announced May 9 that Capreol would be home to the new facility...
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