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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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5351. February 5, 2012 | The Gulf Today
China fires 7 officials, punishes 2 for toxic spill, China
BEIJING: An environmental protection director and six other officials have been fired after a spill of toxic cadmium in a river in southern China threatened drinking water supplies for millions of people, news reports said on Saturday... 5352. February 4, 2012 | Xinhua
Cadmium pollution cleanup effective: experts, China
LIUZHOU, Guangxi - The measures adopted to bring down cadmium concentration levels following a toxic spill in a river of south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region are safe and effective, experts have told Xinhua... 5353. February 4, 2012 | ANI
China paying heavy price for pollution brought by economic development, China
Beijing, Feb 4 : China is paying an increasing price for environmental and ecological damage brought about by rapid economic development, a report has claimed... 5354. February 3, 2012 | Sri Lanka News
Training for airport staff on chemical handling, Sri Lanka
The airport staff will be trained to adopt safety measures in handling dangerous chemical materials when unloading, storing and transporting them, Shipping and Aviation Information and Research Pvt Ltd chairman R. Hewage said... 5355. February 3, 2012 | The Times of India (TOI)
Winter chill has made Mumbai’s pollution worse, India
MUMBAI: For a dynamic city like Mumbai, it is difficult to stop new constructions or renovations of old buildings. But it is these constructions combined with the chilly weather that are making Mumbaikars unhealthy... 5356. February 3, 2012 | IANS
China river pollution cleanup to last month, China
Beijing, Feb 3: Efforts to cleanup industrial effluents from a major river in south China will take a month, authorities said Friday... 5357. February 3, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Get Snapping for World Environment Day with UNEP and Piictu, UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has partnered with TreeHugger and Piictu in an exciting new photo initiative for World Environment Day 2012... 5358. February 2, 2012 | TreeHugger
How Nitrogen Pollution Impacts Our Communities, USA
No matter how many times we talk about ocean dead zones and runoff from farming operations, it can be hard for people to connect the dots between the food they eat... 5359. February 2, 2012 | China Daily
Beijing vows to reduce pollution in 2012, China
Beijing will continue to improve the capital's air quality in 2012 by focusing on reducing PM2.5 - the smallest and most hazardous airborne pollutant, Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong said Monday... 5360. February 1, 2012 | latimes.com
EPA beach pollution rules allow 1 in 28 to get sick, USA
Proposed new beach pollution regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, meant to protect public health, instead would continue to allow lots of people to get sick, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, or NRDC... 5361. February 1, 2012 | ABC News
McArthur River mine expansion stirs pollution fear, Australia
Northern Territory environmentalists fear a further expansion of the McArthur River zinc mine will be approved without the government forcing the mining company to clean up pollution... 5362. January 31, 2012 | Daily Times
Two more all prey to toxic liquor, Pakistan
KARACHI: At least two people died and six others were shifted to the hospital after consuming toxic liquor in the precincts of Korangi Industrial Area police station on Monday... 5363. January 31, 2012 | China Daily
7 detained over S China river pollution, China
NANNING - Seven people have been detained on suspicion of industrial waste discharges that polluted a south China river and threatened water supplies in a major downstream city, the local government said Monday... 5364. January 30, 2012 | SCMP.com
Failure to find cause of toxic spill, China
Task force unable to pinpoint origin of cadmium contamination in two Guangxi rivers that threatens drinking water for millions of people... 5365. January 30, 2012 | NaturalNews
Toxic BPA levels increase by a shocking 1,200 percent after eating canned food, NaturalNews
A Harvard study suggests that avoiding BPA packaging most of the time isn't enough to avoid its toxic side effects. Even a daily bowl of canned soup is enough to spike your BPA levels by more than 1,200 percent... 5366. January 30, 2012 | WebWire
Lunchboxes Recalled After Toxic Chemical Leak, USA
EMSL offers rigorous consumer product testing for diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol... 5367. January 30, 2012 | nation.co.ke
Cancer causing chemical banned as vegetable pesticide, Kenya
Kenyans have been consuming a chemical for the last 20 years which might have sparked cancer in their bodies... 5368. January 30, 2012 | The Birmingham News
Series of EPA meetings on North Birmingham pollution today, USA
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Hudson K-8 School in Collegeville will be the scene of a series of community meetings concerning pollution in North Birmingham... 5369. January 30, 2012 | GlobalPost
India sinks on Yale Environment Index as air pollution worsens, India
India fell to 125 out of 132 countries in the Yale Environmental Performance Index (EPI), despite making incremental improvements in many areas. When I wrote about the EPI for Newsweek in 2008, India was ranked 120... 5370. January 30, 2012 | Shanghai Daily
Cadmium pollution threatens Liuzhou water supply, China
CADMIUM concentration in the Longjiang River upstream of the Nuomitian Hydropower Dam near Liuzhou, a city in southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was eight times higher than the official limit, officials said yesterday... 5371. January 30, 2012 | Wicked Local
Nitrogen suit settlement could have huge ramifications for Cape, USA
ORLEANS — Two days before the news broke that the peninsula’s pollution problems wouldn’t be the centerpiece of a court case, Selectman Sims McGrath was updating the board on the county’s take on a possible settlement... 5372. January 29, 2012 | This Is Local London
Home evacuated after chemical incident at BP Bikes in Orpington High Street, UK
THREE people were evacuated from their home while 25 firefighters dealt with a chemical incident at a motorbike shop in Orpington... 5373. January 29, 2012 | euronews.net
Dangerous chemical pollutes drinking water in China, China
Emergency workers in southern China are pouring sacks of neutralising powder into drains leading to the Liujiang River as they try to tackle a chemical spill... 5374. January 29, 2012 | Dallas Business
Water pollution suit against Range Resources is rejected, USA
A state district judge has ruled that a Parker County couple lack legal jurisdiction to sue Fort Worth-based Range Resources in a high-profile case involving methane contamination of their water well... 5375. January 29, 2012 | The Times of India (TOI)
Chennai sits on a growing e-waste pile, India
CHENNAI: A Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) recommendation to set up e-waste collection centres is gathering dust. Corporation sources say many people refuse to leave their products for free at such centres...
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