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5251. February 28, 2012 | Mumbai Mirror
Bad breath chemical can help create liver cells, Japan
Tokyo A chemical that causes bad breath can be used to convert dental stem cells into human liver cells, a finding which scientists say could help repair the key organ if damaged... 5252. February 28, 2012 | WSJ.com
China Sets Curbs On Official Cars, China
BEIJING—China plans to force government officials to stop buying foreign brands like Volkswagen and Toyota and buy only locally branded cars, in its latest effort to bolster the local industry amid slowing growth and toughening competition... 5253. February 28, 2012 | WSJ.com
Shanghai Halts Johnson Controls Lead Processing, China
SHANGHAI—Authorities heredirectly linked lead pollution that they said had sickened local children to emissions from a Johnson Controls Inc. battery plant and indicated the facility would not be permitted to process lead in the future... 5254. February 28, 2012 | hindustantimes.com
Pollution kills 30 acres of mangroves at sewri bay, India
More than 30 acres of full-grown mangroves are lying dead at the Sewri Bay, a site declared as the Sewri Mangrove Park by the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) in 1996... 5255. February 27, 2012 | UPI
U.S. funds chemical detector development, USA
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Chemical detection devices under development by Chemring Detection Systems are to be evaluated and further developed with U.S. military funding... 5256. February 27, 2012 | What Doctord Don't Tell You
Killer chemical is in many D-I-Y products, WDDTY
A common chemical found in many products at the D-I-Y and home improvement store can be a killer... 5257. February 27, 2012 | SCMP.com
500 children latest victims of pollution,
Cases of lead poisoning in Guangxi, Guangdong and Henan raise concerns among residents and environmentalists over toll of heavy-metal mining... 5258. February 27, 2012 | Bangkok Post
High cost of pollution, Thailand
Nearly every year at the same time, pollution in Chiang Mai and other northern provinces reaches an intolerable level... 5259. February 26, 2012 | 7DAYS Middle East
Pollution linked to deaths in UAE, United Arab Emirates
Pollution plays a part in an average of 650 deaths a year in the UAE, according to a government-sponsored report... 5260. February 25, 2012 | redOrbit
CDC Links 13 Deaths To Toxic Paint-Stripping Chemical, USA
Federal health officials issued a warning Friday against the use of a common paint-stripping chemical for the purpose of refinishing bathtubs after studies linked it to 13 deaths during the past 11 years... 5261. February 25, 2012 | China Daily
Pollution levels to classify farmland for production, China
BEIJING - Farmland in China will soon be classified by levels of pollution so guidelines can be set as to what can and cannot be grown in certain areas... 5262. February 24, 2012 | TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk
Pollution looms over Canadian Oil Sands region, Canada
The pollution over Canada’s oil sands region is becoming an increasingly pertinent issue as new research reveals the extent of the problem... 5263. February 24, 2012 | The Jakarta Post
Pollution may be threatening seafood: LIPI, Indonesia
Your seafood meal may be not as healthy as you think, as the latest research indicates that fish, mussels and clams in some Indonesian waters are contaminated with hazardous substances from algae as a result of water pollution... 5264. February 23, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Art & Environment: Wife of Former UNEP Executive Director Opens New Gallery beside Nairobi National Park, Kenya
Nairobi, 22 February 2012 - Mrs Mechthild Toepfer, wife of the former UNEP Executive Director Klaus Toepfer, today inaugurated a gallery of contemporary art at the Kitengela Glass factory on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya... 5265. February 23, 2012 | The Daily Star
Toxic liquor kills 1 in C'nawabganj, Bangladesh
One person died and two fell sick after taking toxic liquor at Komail village in Mohadevpur upazila of Naogaon district yesterday... 5266. February 23, 2012 | Xinhua
Toxic glue kills 4, sickens dozens in S China, China
GUANGZHOU, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and more than 30 hospitalized after being poisoned by toxic glue in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong province, local authorities said Thursday... 5267. February 23, 2012 | TNN
Notice to Ganga authority on pollution, India
KOLKATA: Calcutta high court on Wednesday served notice on the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA), asking it to explain what action has been taken to dredge the Hooghly (an offshoot of the Ganga in West Bengal)... 5268. February 23, 2012 | WSJ.com
Hong Kong’s Killer Pollution, Hong Kong
With its iconic skyline, world-class infrastructure and China’s giant economy at its doorstep, Hong Kong has long been an attractive choice to those looking for a perch in Asia... 5269. February 22, 2012 | getsurrey
Hospital A&E quarantined in mock chemical incident, UK
THE accident and emergency department at St Peter’s Hospital was quarantined by police officers on Monday morning in a training exercise that saw a patient arriving who had been exposed to dangerous chemicals... 5270. February 22, 2012 | Your Local Guardian
Public meeting to be held on air pollution crisis, UK
A public meeting about the shocking level of air pollution in Putney is being organised by Wandsworth Environment Forum (WEF)... 5271. February 22, 2012 | IANS
China mulls pollution control system, China
Beijing, Feb 22 : China will launch a new pollution monitoring system that will also check the effect of greenhouse gasses on human health, authorities said... 5272. February 22, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
Emanuel gives coal plant operator an ultimatum to clean up, USA
After months of negotiations, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is giving the owner of Chicago's two coal-fired power plants until next week to figure out how to clean up some of the city's biggest sources of lung-damaging pollution... 5273. February 22, 2012 | savannahnow.com
Smoking ban improves air quality, study shows, USA
A study released Tuesday quantifies improvements in indoor air quality following a ban on smoking in Savannah restaurants and bars... 5274. February 22, 2012 | NPR
Medical Officials Find Mercury In Lightening Cream, San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California health officials became alarmed when a 39-year-old Mexican-American woman in Alameda County was diagnosed with mercury poisoning, giving her headaches, numbness, depression and forgetfulness... 5275. February 22, 2012 | KOTV.com
Oklahoma Oil And Gas Injection Regulations Come Under Fire, USA
CREEK COUNTY, Oklahoma - In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency took a special interest in a complaint made by Rusty Russell in rural Oklahoma. His water well had gone bad overnight...
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