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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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5551. December 19, 2011 | Illawarra Mercury
Orica's shame: 148 safety breaches in 11 years, Australia
An acid spill at Orica's Port Kembla chemical plant was the latest in a decade-long series of breaches, it has been revealed... 5552. December 19, 2011 | The Asahi Shimbun
Hundreds of trillions of becquerels of radioactive strontium leaked into sea, Japan
At least 462 trillion becquerels of radioactive strontium have leaked to the Pacific Ocean since the March disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant... 5553. December 19, 2011 | Knoxville News Sentinel
Thanks in part to mercury, Y-12 plant has most studied creek in Tennessee, USA
OAK RIDGE — Mike Ryon recalls wading in the upper stretches of East Fork Poplar Creek at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant... 5554. December 19, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Nuclear waste site hunt could point to granite, USA
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The likely death of a planned nuclear waste site at Nevada's Yucca Mountain has left federal agencies looking for a possible replacement... 5555. December 18, 2011 | The Daily Star
Pollution..........., Pakistan
Rupashi canal in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district gets dangerously polluted... 5556. December 18, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Toxic liquor leaves village of widows in India, India
SANGRAMPUR, India (AFP) - They are already calling it the 'widow village'... 5557. December 18, 2011 | USAtoday.com
Editorial: To improve mine safety, prosecute rogue operators, USA
Even as federal officials were heralding this month's $209 million settlement in one of the worst U.S. mining disasters in history... 5558. December 18, 2011 | guardian.co.uk
Stray showers of mercury getting into food chain, UK
Poisonous metal released as a vapour by burning fuel, then falls back to Earth and gets absorbed by the aquatic ecosystem... 5559. December 18, 2011 | Philly.com
Aging pipes, deadly hazards, USA
Sean Sellers was standing outside his Tacony home in January, a strong smell of natural gas in the air, pointing out the bubbles escaping through cracks in the street to a utility worker... 5560. December 16, 2011 | Bloomberg
Death-by-Air in Beijing Shows China’s Heart Risk From Worsening Pollution, China
As smog grounded hundreds of flights from Beijing last week, emergency doctors at Peking University People’s Hospital faced a rush of patients... 5561. December 16, 2011 | International Business Times
Pollution 2011: Where Children Played This Year, UK
The words "pollution" and "play" shouldn't go together, but these photos show the conditions in which children have been playing this year in various parts of the world... 5562. December 16, 2011 | CNN
168 dead after drinking toxic moonshine in eastern India, India
New Delhi (CNN) -- Police have arrested 10 suspects in the sale of toxic, illegally brewed liquor that has left at least 168 people dead in the Indian state of West Bengal, an official said Friday... 5563. December 16, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Eye on Earth Summit Declaration to be Submitted to Rio+20, United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi, 15 December 2011 - The Eye on Earth Declaration, a key outcome of the Eye on Earth Summit, which will provide input to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... 5564. December 15, 2011 | SeacoastOnline.com
Toxics rule limits exposure to pollution, USA
There is no denying that the health-care costs associated with respiratory illnesses continue to increase... 5565. December 15, 2011 | Bury Times
Fight to ban chemical in hair dye, UK
A BURY solicitor is spearheading a national campaign to ban a hair dye chemical which he claims can cause an allergic reaction... 5566. December 15, 2011 | AAP
Chemical leak a 'wake-up call' for Orica, Australia
Orica says leaks from its Kooragang Island plant in Newcastle have been an enormous wake up call to the company... 5567. December 14, 2011 | Thanh Nien News
Hunger, pollution makes Hanoi turtle emerge, experts suggest, Vietnam
Experts said hunger and water pollution might be causing the old turtle at Hanoi iconic lake to emerge above water frequently in the past month... 5568. December 14, 2011 | China Power
Beijing Pollution at “Crisis Level”, China
No one who has visited Beijing recently will be surprised to learn that pollution in the capital has been so bad that the air quality monitoring system used by the U.S. Embassy here has described the pollution as being off the scale... 5569. December 14, 2011 | MLive.com
Environmental group calls out Michigan waterways and lakes for mercury pollution, USA
GRAND RAPIDS – A statewide environmental group is publicizing mercury warnings for lakes and streams throughout Michigan in an effort to promote new air pollution standards the Environmental Protection Agency is considering... 5570. December 14, 2011 | Vietnam latest News
Malaysian firm fined for pollution, Malaysia
A Malaysian company in south central Vietnam has been fined more than US$6,000 for polluting the environment... 5571. December 14, 2011 | PTI
Moneycontrol » News » Wire News Ten people die after drinking toxic liquor, India
Canning (WB), Dec 14 (PTI) At least ten people died and several others were taken ill today after drinking toxic illicit liquor at Mograhat in South 24-Parganas district... 5572. December 14, 2011 | PRNewswire-USNewswire
Report: 20 Additional Toxic Coal Ash Contamination Sites Found in 10 States, USA
As Congress Considers "Deregulating" Toxic Coal Ash, Citizens Plea for Federal Enforcement of Standards to Protect Their Drinking Water; EIP Report Details How Arsenic & Other Dangerous Pollutants Contaminated Groundwater and... 5573. December 14, 2011 | Asia Times Online
China's toxic soup, Hong Kong
HONG KONG - When residents of this city - now a special administrative region of China - complain about rising levels of air pollution... 5574. December 14, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN System Provides Its Perspectives on a Green Economy, UNEP
In the first-ever inter-agency report on the Green Economy, the Environment Management Group (EMG), representing the work of UN agenciesn... 5575. December 13, 2011 | Ann Arbor.com
Toxic toys? Report finds hazardous chemicals in common products, USA
That rattle your baby is chewing on might be hazardous to her health...
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