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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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4526. August 20, 2012 | Honolulu Civil Beat
Should Volcano's Haze Mean Refineries Don't Have To Reduce Pollution?, Hawii
Hawaiian Electric Co. has paid a prominent volcanologist to tell the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that Madame Pele is causing the haze over Hawaii... 4527. August 20, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
Power plants releasing hotter water,USA
As fish die in record numbers across Illinois this summer because of the intense heat and drought, state officials are granting power plants special exemptions to flush massive amounts of hot water into already stressed lakes and rivers... 4528. August 20, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Widely used pesticide seems to harm boys' brains more than girls', Environmental Health News
A widely used pesticide – banned in homes but still commonly used on farms – appears to harm boys’ developing brains more than girls’, according to a new study of children in New York City... 4529. August 20, 2012 | The Times of India (TOI)
Crematorium smoke pollutes Kolkata. India
KOLKATA: Crematoriums in the city seem to have become a major source of air pollution with the anti-pollution devices there lying almost defunct, triggering a blame-game between two key departments of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)... 4530. August 19, 2012 | ANI
Chemical waste in UP river takes toll of aquatic life, India
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), Aug.19 (ANI): A large number of dead fish have been found floating on the banks of the Ramganga River in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad District, due to the dumping of chemical waste from nearby industries... 4531. August 19, 2012 | wwltv.com New Orleans
Neighbors try to find sense of normalcy after reaction at chemical plant, USA
BELLE CHASSE, La. - The day after a dangerous reaction at a chemical plant shut down parts of Belle Chasse, officials said the threat is over... 4532. August 19, 2012 | CBS News
New York State to allow fracking, USA
The method of extracting natural gas from deep in the earth known as "fracking" has dramatically changed the U.S. energy industry, but as more wells are drilled, protests have continued... 4533. August 19, 2012 | The Express-Times
Pennsylvania ranks third worst in toxic air pollution from power plants, report says, USA
Pennsylvania ranks third worst in the nation when it comes to power plant pollution, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council... 4534. August 18, 2012 | thenews.com.pk
45 faint after eating toxic food, Pakistan
AT least 45 people, including nine women and two children, went unconscious after eating the poisonous food near Mozang Chungi Chowk on Friday... 4535. August 18, 2012 | IOL.co.za
Fire at chemical factory in Joburg, South Africa
A fire at a chemical factory in Turffontein, south of Johannesburg on Saturday morning was being kept under control, Johannesburg Emergency Services said... 4536. August 18, 2012 | Birmingham Mail
Patients evacuated from Edgbaston medical centre over chemical leak, UK
PATIENTS and staff were evacuated from an Edgbaston medical centre when a fridge began leaking ammonia. Fire crews were called to Bellevue Medical Centre after the chemical spill at 8am yesterday... 4537. August 18, 2012 | ActionNewsJax.com
Fire at chemical plant shuts down Lane Avenue for hours, USA
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Lane Avenue is now back open after being closed due to a chemical plant fire Saturday... 4538. August 17, 2012 | BBC
Chemical spill shuts Nicolson Institute in Stornoway, UK
The largest secondary school on the Western Isles has closed early at 14:00 after a small chemical spill inside the new £29m building... 4539. August 17, 2012 | ABC News
Residents evacuate after explosive chemical spill, UK
About 100 residents were evacuated from their homes as authorities cleaned up a toxic spill at an industrial site north of Newcastle... 4540. 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... 4541. 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... 4542. 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... 4543. 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... 4544. 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... 4545. 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... 4546. 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... 4547. 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... 4548. 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... 4549. 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... 4550. 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...
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