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4976. May 21, 2012 | Organic Connections
Pollution Is Leading to Atmospheric Warming, Larger Clouds and Bigger Storms, USA
Pollution is warming the atmosphere through summer thunderstorm clouds, according to a computational study published May 10 in Geophysical Research Letters. How much the warming effect of these clouds offsets the cooling that other clouds provide is not yet clear... 4977. May 20, 2012 | delawareonline.com
Study shows pollution jump, USA
Air-quality tests commissioned by a Delaware City citizens group show a jump in local chemical, soot and sulfur levels after the opening of the Delaware City refinery, with at least three toxic pollutants exceeding some public health limits in one spot a mile from the plant... 4978. May 20, 2012 | Hudson Reporter
Radon in the kitchen?, USA
Anti-pipeline group, environmental organizations renew concerns about proposed natural gas project... 4979. May 20, 2012 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Toxic chemical found in school shoes, UK
A toxic chemical banned in Europe because it can cause burns, rashes and respiratory troubles has been found in imported children's school shoes sold by major retailers. Tests undertaken three months ago by the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries revealed 25 per cent of the shoes it bought and tested contained the toxic chemical DMF (dimethyl fumarate)... 4980. May 20, 2012 | The China Post
Toxin contamination leads to cut in water supply near Tokyo, Japan
TOKYO -- The water supply to tens of thousands of households near Tokyo was cut off Saturday after local checks found it was contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical... 4981. May 20, 2012 | BBC
University of Leicester: Planting plastic could help cut pollution, UK
Students at the University of Leicester are asking for help with an experiment to find an organism that can quickly break down polystyrene waste... 4982. May 20, 2012 | SouthCoastToday.com
Harbor faces unique obstacles in nitrogen pollution, USA
When you think of the environmental obstacles facing New Bedford Harbor, a heightened level of nitrogen isn't the first thing that comes to mind... 4983. May 20, 2012 | The National
Asbestos 'still kills' six years after ban, The United Arab Emirates
Asbestos remains a potential killer six years after it was banned, and experts are calling for safety regulations in Abu Dhabi to be expanded to the rest of the country... 4984. May 20, 2012 | Shanghai Daily
City reservoirs closed following oil leak, China
RESERVOIRS supplying the majority of Shanghai's water have been closed after a fuel ship sank at the mouth of the Yangtze River on Friday night, the city government said yesterday... 4985. May 20, 2012 | The Japan Times Online
Water supply cut off over formaldehyde, Japan
Five water-purification plants in Chiba, Saitama and Gunma prefectures halted some filtration operations Friday and Saturday after hazardous formaldehyde was detected, stirring fears the contamination came from the upstream part of a major river system of the Kanto region... 4986. May 19, 2012 | Hindustan Times
Traffic cops to get anti-pollution masks, India
Have you ever thought that the ones who ensure your safety on the roads are the most vulnerable to several diseases?... 4987. May 19, 2012 | The Telegraph
Clean air drive takes off from steel city, India
Ranchi, May 19: The state crackdown on polluting vehicles will begin from Jamshedpur... 4988. May 19, 2012 | ABC Asia Pacific News
Cancer-causing chemical found in Japanese water, Japan
Water supplies were cut to more than 200,000 homes near Tokyo after authorities found it was contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical... 4989. May 19, 2012 | The Washington Post
India’s illegal sand mining fuels boom, ravages rivers, India
NARANGI, India — Dozens of dredging boats scour the bottom of the Vaitarna creek all day as workers build pyramids of excavated sand in the villages along its banks. By night, thousands of trucks clog a narrow highway to deliver the sand to construction sites in the sprawling commercial hub of Mumbai nearby... 4990. May 19, 2012 | Mail Online
Why are doctors still not warning about the 'new Thalidomide'? Mother tells how taking an anti-epileptic drug while pregnant devastated the heath of two of her children, UK
In 2008, Emma Murphy phoned her partner Joe at work. ‘I know what’s wrong with the children,’ she said... 4991. May 19, 2012 | The Fresno Bee
Increase in mining traffic heightens Valley air pollution worries, USA
Kathy Omachi was eating at McDonald's in Reedley recently, and she counted 51 gravel trucks pass by -- all in the time she finished a hamburger and fruit smoothie... 4992. May 18, 2012 | Postmedia News
Canada cruising for a major oil spill crisis in the Arctic, academic warns, Canada
One of Canada's top experts on Arctic issues is warning of the "near-inevitability" of an Exxon Valdez-scale oil spill at a fragile choke point in Alaskan waters if Canada ends up shipping oilsands fuel to China via pipeline terminals on the British Columbia coast... 4993. May 17, 2012 | PTI
MP holds discussion with German co for disposal of toxic waste, India
Bhopal, May 17 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh government today held discussion with a German company over disposal of toxic waste lying in the defunct Union Carbide plant here... 4994. May 17, 2012 | China News Center
More Than 11000 Return Home After Chemical Truck Collision In Hangzhou, China
HANGZHOU, May 17 (Bernama) — More than 10,000 evacuated residents in east China’s Zhejiang province had returned home as of Wednesday evening after two vehicles carrying dangerous chemicals collided with each other late Monday, local officials said... 4995. May 17, 2012 | FM World
Legal Update: Chemical warning labels, UK
Hazard labels on commercial and household chemical products are changing as part of a United Nations drive for global standardisation... 4996. May 17, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP and Partners Back New Global Protocol for Urban Emissions, Germany
Bonn, Two UN agencies and the World Bank today expressed appreciation at the launch of a pilot version of a Global Protocol for Community-scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions, designed to harmonize emissions measurement and reporting process for the world's cities... 4997. May 16, 2012 | CNN
Avoid sunscreens with potentially harmful ingredients, group warns, UK
Twenty-five percent of 800 tested sunscreens are effective at protecting your skin without the use of potentially harmful ingredients, according to the 2012 Sunscreen Guide released Wednesday by the Environmental Working Group... 4998. May 16, 2012 | Hindustan Times
10,000 evacuated due to chemical threat in China, China
Two vehicles laden with dangerous chemicals collided in eastern China on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of more than 10,000 residents of the area... 4999. May 16, 2012 | globalpost.com/
Air pollution causes heart problems, says a new study on Beijing smog effects, China
A study of Beijing residents before and after the Olympics shows that a dip in pollution during the games immediately improved cardiovascular health... 5000. May 15, 2012 | newsday.co.tt
Toxic fumes, Spain
FIVE Customs officers at the Container Examination and Storage Station (CESS) on the port in Port-of-Spain had to be hospitalised yesterday after inhaling fumes from the toxic chemical, toluene diisocyanate which is used in the manufacture of plastics. The chemical was stored at the west gate of the port in approximately 40 to 50 barrels in a 20 foot container...
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