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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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4926. April 17, 2012 | Mail Online
Prenatal exposure to inner-city air pollution is linked to childhood obesity, claims study, UK
A study of pregnant women and their children in New York City has provided clinical evidence that links environmental pollution with childhood obesity... 4927. April 17, 2012 | The Washington Post
If the food’s in plastic, what’s in the food?, USA
In a study published last year in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers put five San Francisco families on a three-day diet of food that hadn’t been in contact with plastic... 4928. April 16, 2012 | The Register-Guard
The cost of clean air, USA
Whether a local guardian of Lane County air is a luxury or a necessity is a question Eugene, Springfield and Lane County will answer in their annual budget processes this year... 4929. April 16, 2012 | POLITICO.com
EPA's change of heart for CO2 rules, USA
The Environmental Protection Agency’s apparent change of heart on plans to limit greenhouse gas emissions at existing power plants came during a White House review of the agency’s proposed greenhouse gas rule... 4930. April 16, 2012 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Chain reaction: toxic soil kills bees, threatens food production, Australia
Heavy metals and toxic soil contaminates that build up in plants may be killing bees and reducing their ability to pollinate crops and produce honey... 4931. April 16, 2012 | West Virginia News and Sport
Special panel links C8 to kidney, testicular cancer, USA
VIENNA, W.Va. -- A team of experts revealed Monday that it has found a "probable link" between C8 and human cancers, rebuffing DuPont Co.'s longstanding contention that exposure to the chemical is harmless... 4932. April 15, 2012 | DNA Correspondent
Toxic waste incineration: Ramesh urged to talk to MoEF, India
A volunteer organisation Lok Maitri has written to former minister of environment and forests (MoEF) Jairam Ramesh on the issue of Union Carbide toxic waste being incinerated at Pithampur... 4933. April 13, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Media Advisory: New Independent Global Body to Push for Greater Understanding and Action on Biodiversity, Panama
Panama, 13 April 2012 –Operational modalities of the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will be agreed at a major inter-governmental meeting in Panama City from 16-21 April 2012... 4934. April 13, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Backs Ecosystem-based Approaches for Disaster Risk Reduction Ahead of Rio+20, USA
13 April 2012, New York - With the risk of disasters increasing globally, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has underlined the central role of healthy and well-managed ecosystems in supporting... 4935. April 13, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Overcoming Barriers to Promote Ozone-friendly Technologies, China
Beijing, 12 April 2012 - Key industry experts and senior government officers from China, Japan, the United States together with refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) professionals and trade buyers ... 4936. April 12, 2012 | NPR
Calif. Study: Nail Products Contain Toxic Chemicals, USA
A new study indicates some of the products used in nail salons, which claim to be free of certain toxic chemicals, actually contain them. Representatives of the nail care industry say the study is nonsense... 4937. April 12, 2012 | Farmers Weekly
Toxic chemical dioxin found in German eggs, Germany
Eggs from three farms in Germany have been found to contain higher than permitted levels of the toxic chemical dioxin, the state's Agriculture Ministry confirmed last week... 4938. April 11, 2012 | ABC News
Night mining resumes after toxic gas leaks, Australia
Night-time mining operations have resumed at a north Queensland coal mine plagued by hazardous gas leaks... 4939. April 11, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
More Support Needed for Climate Change Adaptation in Africa, says Workshop, Kenya
Nairobi, 10 April 2012 - Around 120 representatives from some 20 African countries, NGOs, UN Agencies and other organizations have together stressed the need for greater support for climate change adaptation efforts in Africa... 4940. April 11, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
On the Wings of Rio+20: How Brazilian Bats are Boosting the US Cotton Industry, Kenya
Nairobi, 5 April 2012 - In just over two months, representatives from world governments will be winging their way to the Rio+20 conference in Brazil to map out the future path of sustainable development... 4941. April 10, 2012 | The Raw Story
Woman’s toxic suicide results in hazmat scare, evacuation, USA
Residents had to be evacuated from a Boston apartment building after a resident committed suicide by ingesting a chemical that the human body metabolizes into a type of cyanide... 4942. April 10, 2012 | The Virginian-Pilot
Toxic hazards from crash found to be minimal so far, USA
Despite the documented potential for toxic effects on people and the environment from Friday's Navy jet crash, the actual impact appears to have been minimal so far... 4943. April 10, 2012 | jacksonville.com
Smoke means air pollution alert in Jacksonville, USA
An air pollution alert has been issued by Jacksonville's Environmental Quality Division in response to smoke from fires currently burning in Northeast Florida, with elevated levels of particulate matter exceeding national ambient air... 4944. April 10, 2012 | The Independent
Britain to fight landmark ban on chemical linked to cancer, UK
Britain and other EU member states are opposing a new law which would ban a common chemical which has been linked to breast cancer, heart disease, obesity and other conditions... 4945. April 10, 2012 | 3 News
Oil pollution key to whale shark's death, New Zealand
The death of the whale shark in the waters off the Pearl River Delta is believed to be have been caused by oil pollution... 4946. April 9, 2012 | WRAL.com
Duke scientist finds toxic chemicals in baby products, USA
DURHAM, N.C. — A Duke University scientist is raising concern about his discovery of flame retardants in countless baby products... 4947. April 9, 2012 | ScienceDaily
Study Links Toxic Component in Herbal Remedies to Kidney Failure and Cancer, USA
ScienceDaily (Apr. 9, 2012) — Aristolochic acid (AA), a component of a plant used in herbal remedies since ancient times, leads to kidney failure and upper urinary tract cancer (UUC) in individuals exposed to the toxin... 4948. April 9, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Article underestimates the potency of nitrous oxide, USA
A news story in the Summit County Citizen's Voice undervalues the potency of nitrous oxide as a greenhouse gas while explaining its link to fertiizers... 4949. April 9, 2012 | The Independent
Achim Steiner: 'We haven't even begun to understand the damage we are bringing to bear on the sustainability of our planet', UK
Achim Steiner, the UN Environment Programme's boss, fears for our future. But, he tells Michael McCarthy, it is not too late... 4950. April 9, 2012 | The Australia
Mining firm accused of blowing up Aboriginal sacred site, Australia
A MINING company has been accused of deliberately desecrating an Aboriginal sacred site in central Australia by setting off an explosion that split the rocky outcrop containing the site in half...
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