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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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4676. July 17, 2012 | Jiji Press
Japan, Vietnam sign agreement on chemical substance management, Vietnam
HANOI -- Japan and Vietnam signed memorandums of understanding Sunday to strengthen bilateral cooperation for chemical substance management... 4677. July 17, 2012 | brisbanetimes.com
Chemical leak at Port of Brisbane, Australia
Four people have been taken to hospital after being exposed to a chemical leak at the Port of Brisbane... 4678. July 17, 2012 | The Times of India (TOI)
Indian ports stuck with toxic waste dumped by Europe, India
CHENNAI: Hazardous products including dead batteries, arms waste like empty shells and cartridges, toxic substances, waste oil and carcinogens like asbestos are making their way to the 7,600-km-long Indian coastline, posing a serious threat to hundreds of fragile ecosystems along the shores... 4679. July 16, 2012 | Environmental Health News
How your great grandmother’s chemical exposures may affect you, ENH
Ovarian diseases that persist across three generations develop in rats exposed to common environmental chemicals at a key time before birth. The symptoms resemble two types of ovarian problems common in women... 4680. July 16, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Young Chinese Painters Awarded in Special Ceremony at UNEP Headquarters, Kenya
Nairobi, A wildlife photographer steadies his camera to snap a lake full of pink flamingoes, while a group of children plays with jovial giraffes and other brightly-coloured birds... 4681. July 16, 2012 | Medical Xpress
Plastics chemical in dental fillings might affect children's behavior: study
HealthDay) -- Children who receive dental fillings made from the controversial plastics chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) could undergo small but long-term changes in their behavior, a new study suggests... 4682. July 16, 2012 | ScienceDaily
Gas from Pollutants, Forest Fires at Potentially Toxic Levels, ScienceDaily
Forest fires and emission of air pollutants, which include fumes from vehicles running on diesel and slow burning of coal and charcoal, release isocyanic acid in the troposphere... 4683. July 16, 2012 | Hudson Reporter
Secaucus bans ‘fracking’, USA
The mayor and Town Council banned fracking and fracking waste water in Secaucus at the June 26 council meeting in a resolution that states that the drilling process causes environmental hazards... 4684. July 15, 2012 | Medical News Today
Chemical Discovered That Affects Biological Clock May Offer New Way To Treat Diabetes, USA
Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered a chemical that offers a completely new and promising direction for the development of drugs to treat metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes... 4685. July 15, 2012 | al.com
Oysters can handle some, but not all pollution we dump into the nation's estuaries, USA
MOBILE, Alabama -- While oysters are known to be one of nature’s best natural filters, new research suggests there are limits to how much pollution they can clean up... 4686. July 15, 2012 | USA TODAY
Delays in new food-safety regulations cause frustration, USA
Last year President Obama signed a law hailed as the most sweeping overhaul of food safety in 70 years. Fast forward 17 months, and major portions have yet to be implemented... 4687. July 15, 2012 | The Texas Tribune
Texas' Petrochemical Boom Fuels Hopes and Concerns, USA
FREEPORT — The largest chemical complex in the Western Hemisphere resembles a city of pipes and stacks. And Dow Chemical, its owner, is spending more than $4 billion to make it even larger... 4688. July 15, 2012 | The Times of India (TOI)
Asbestos roofs pose a health threat to kids in 60 schools, India
KOZHIKODE: For the children of many schools in the district, the asbestos roofs over their head are posing a serious health hazard. Oblivious to the fact that the asbestos is carcinogenic (cancer-causing), they continue to attend classes... 4689. July 14, 2012 | Voice of America (VOA)
Nigeria Oil Spill Threatens Health, Environment, Nigeria
ABUJA — Late Thursday in Zamfara State, Nigeria, a fuel tanker overturned in a road accident and poured its entire contents into a nearby river, potentially impacting the drinking water of millions of people in Zamfara and neighboring Sokoto state... 4690. July 14, 2012 | The Fresno Bee
Southern California sewage will fertilize Kings County ag land, USA
Southern California soon will begin sending sewage sludge into western Kings County -- up to 500,000 tons a year to a piece of farmland the size of Clovis... 4691. July 13, 2012 | Medical News Today
Exposure To Chemical In Drinking Water In The Womb And Early Childhood May Affect Vision, USA
Prenatal and early childhood exposure to the chemical solvent tetrachloroethylene (PCE) found in drinking water may be associated with long-term visual impairments, particularly in the area of color discrimination... 4692. July 13, 2012 | Mid Sussex Times
Children evacuated after chemical spill, England
Twelve youngsters were led from a building after a chemical spillage. Fire crews from Burgess Hill were called at 5.36 pm last evening to a scout hut in the town’s Station Road... 4693. July 13, 2012 | The Japan Times Online
Toxic chemical compounds found at closed Omron facility in Kyoto, Japan
KYOTO — Omron Corp. said Thursday it has detected toxic chemical compounds — trichloroethylene and dioxin — far exceeding environmental limits in the soil and groundwater at its closed facility in Kyoto... 4694. July 13, 2012 | KXAS
Rare poison found in Texas tea, USA
Richardson, TX (KXAS) - Police and health officials are have released information about poisoned iced tea at a Richardson, Texas restaurant that sickened five people in 2010... 4695. July 13, 2012 | Acorn-Online.com
Please don’t feed the honey bees pesticides, USA
Small yellow signs around town alert residents to pesticide applications on lawns and trees, but one tiny neighbor that might be affected cannot read. And that's the honeybee... 4696. July 12, 2012 | AFP/Abuja
More than 100 die in Nigeria oil tanker fire, Nigeria
More than 100 people who rushed to scoop up fuel, after a Nigerian petrol tanker tipped over yesterday, were killed when the vehicle and pools of spilled oil caught fire... 4697. July 12, 2012 | english.alarabiya.net
Nigeria oil tanker fire kills at least 100, Nigeria
More than 100 people who rushed to scoop up fuel after a Nigerian petrol tanker tipped over Thursday were killed when the vehicle and pools of spilled oil caught fire... 4698. July 12, 2012 | The Huffington Post
Niagara Chlorine Leak Sends 12 To Hospital At St. Catharines Pool, USA
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Twelve people between the ages of 7 and 50 were taken to hospital following a chlorine leak at a St. Catharines pool... 4699. July 12, 2012 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Proposal takes aim at toxic air pollutants, USA
An Allegheny County Board of Health committee proposed new guidelines Wednesday for the control of toxic air pollutants that the committee hopes will replace standards last updated in 1988... 4700. July 12, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Black carbon in homes: New York City's asthma culprit, USA
Elevated levels of black carbon inside New York City homes are likely to be in neighborhoods where more kids have asthma, a study has found...
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