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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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5401. January 23, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
South Sudan Joins Montreal Protocol and Commits to Phasing Out Ozone-Damaging Substances, Kenya
Nairobi, 23 January 2011 - The world's newest nation South Sudan has become the 197th signatory to the Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol - two multilateral treaties... 5402. January 23, 2012 | 3 News
Govt picks up tab for toxic waste cleanup, New Zealand
Christchurch's earthquake authorities are worried many departing homeowners could be leaving toxic calling cards in the garden shed... 5403. January 23, 2012 | bionity.com
Exposure to chemical found in personal care products may contribute to childhood obesity, UK
01-23-2012: Researchers from the Children's Environmental Health Center at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York have found an association between exposure to the chemical group... 5404. January 23, 2012 | The Asahi Shimbun
Concentrations of radioactive substances in the air falling quickly, Japan
The volume of radioactive substances in the air spewed from the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant fell significantly in the month following the disaster... 5405. January 23, 2012 | The Japan Times Online
Off-clock radiation exposure ignored, Japan
The health ministry is not calculating how much radiation workers at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant absorbed after they evacuated or while off the clock, casting doubt on the adequacy of the current radiation control regime... 5406. January 23, 2012 | BBC
Smog levels spike as Beijing ushers in Chinese New Year, China
Fireworks unleashed sound and colour across China at the start of the Lunar New Year, but also something else - pollution... 5407. January 23, 2012 | Salisbury Post
High ozone levels found in seven Piedmont counties, USA
SALISBURY — The more than 100 people who attended Thursday evening’s presentation at the Center for the Environment facility on the Catawba College campus learned they had something in common: high ozone levels... 5408. January 23, 2012 | Stuff.co.nz
Govt to assist with red-zone waste removal, New Zealand
The Government will help fund the removal of hazardous waste from more than 6000 red-zoned Christchurch properties... 5409. January 23, 2012 | ABC News
Bourke Shire accused of illegally dumping fluoride, Australia
The Bourke Shire Council has been accused of illegally dumping chemicals at its waste depot plant... 5410. January 23, 2012 | The Barbados Advocate
Hazardous waste through the Caribbean Sea a concern, Barbados
There is concern over the transportation of hazardous nuclear waste and other hazardous material through the Caribbean Sea which are potential threats to lives, health, the environment and our economies... 5411. January 23, 2012 | Great Lakes Echo
City lakes attract more airborne mercury than those further away, USA
We know mercury is harmful and that power plants, chemical makers and cement plants put it into our environment. But little is known about where it ends up... 5412. January 23, 2012 | The Washington Post
In GOP contest, environmentalists see cause for alarm as candidates show signs of shift, USA
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Four years after the GOP’s rallying cry became “drill, baby, drill,” environmental issues have barely registered a blip in this Republican presidential primary... 5413. January 23, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How Green Investments in the Marine Sector Can Bring a Tide of Economic and Social Benefits, Philippine
Manila/Nairobi, 23 January 2012 - Representatives from over 70 governments, as well as scientists and marine experts from around the world, will meet in Manila, the Philippines... 5414. January 22, 2012 | ColumboPage
Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka to monitor air quality to control air pollution, Sri Lanka
Jan 22, Colombo: The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) of Sri Lanka is to monitor the quality of the air in order to help address the issue of air pollution... 5415. January 22, 2012 | InvestigateWest
Drug Companies Fight Take-Back Program for Unused Medicine, USA
Leftover medications are fueling an epidemic of prescription-drug abuse that is killing more Washingtonians than traffic accidents, say drug-addiction experts... 5416. January 22, 2012 | Alaska Dispatch
Russia makes progress cleaning up pollution, but hot spots remain, Russia
For the first time, three so-called "hot spots" (extremely polluted areas) have been removed from a list of 42 hot spots in northwest Russia... 5417. January 22, 2012 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias of Brazil Appointed New CBD Executive Secretary, UNEP
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced, Friday, the appointment of Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, a national of Brazil, as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity... 5418. January 21, 2012 | Xinhua
Cancer chemical found in river and reservoir, China
HIGH levels of a cancer-causing heavy metal and arsenic have been discovered in a river and reservoir in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region... 5419. January 21, 2012 | The Huffington Post
Beijing Pollution Data: Authorities Release Detailed Information, China
BEIJING -- Caving to public pressure, Beijing environmental authorities started releasing more detailed air quality data Saturday that may better reflect how bad the Chinese capital's air pollution is... 5420. January 20, 2012 | Bernama
Toxic Chemical Spills In Dresden Campus, Dozens Poisoned, Germany
BERLIN, Jan 20 (Bernama) -- Highly toxic chemical leaked in a building of chemistry department at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany, leaving dozens of students and staff poisoned, police said on Thursday... 5421. January 20, 2012 | Mid Day
Workers at risk from toxic PFCs in office air, UK
Indoor air in offices is an important source of worker exposure to potentially toxic substances released by carpeting, furniture, paint and other items, a new study has revealed... 5422. January 20, 2012 | GlobalPost
Beijing pollution reaches hazardous levels ... again, China
Air pollution in Beijing reached hazardous levels again this week, but the push toward openness about what's in the air continues... 5423. January 20, 2012 | Limerick Leader
Water restrictions in West Limerick due to pollution incident, UK
A BOIL notice has been issued for parts of West Limerick after oil leaked into the River Deel affecting the public water supply... 5424. January 20, 2012 | Environmental Health News
Pessimistically, lead may taint your outlook, American Journal of Epidemiology
Lead - long known for its effects on the nervous system - may increase lifelong pessimism regardless of socioeconomic status... 5425. January 19, 2012 | The Republican
60-gallon chemical spill triggers haz-mat response at Solutia plant in Indian Orchard, USA
SPRINGFIELD - A spill involving 60 gallons of flammable chemicals at the Solutia compound in Indian Orchard triggered a hazardous materials response from the Springfield Fire Department, officials said...
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