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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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5551. November 14, 2011 | BBC
Car and van on fire and chemical spill at Pontblyddyn, UK
Two vehicles have caught fire after colliding at Pontblyddyn in Flintshire, which also led to a chemical spilling from one... 5552. November 14, 2011 | ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation )
Tokyo schools checked for radiation, Japan
Fears of nuclear fallout from the Fukushima disaster are increasing in Japan, where local councils in Tokyo have begun checking schools and parks for radioactive contamination... 5553. November 14, 2011 | BBC
UK air pollution 'puts lives at risk', UK
The government's failure to meet EU standards on air pollution is "putting the health of UK residents at risk", says the Environmental Audit Committee... 5554. November 14, 2011 | Radio New Zealand International
UNICEF report emphasises threat of climate change to children, New Zealand
UNICEF believes children in the Pacific will be the group most affected if climate change continues unabated... 5555. November 14, 2011 | ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation )
Air pollution linked to extreme weather, Australia
Long-term aerosol pollution affects cloud formation and rainfall, exacerbating extreme weather conditions, suggests a new study... 5556. November 14, 2011 | The Independent
Tens of thousands at risk over UK air pollution, UK
Tens of thousands of Britons die from man-made air pollution every year but the Government is trying to water-down safety standards and shift blame to councils rather than tackling the problem, according to Parliament's green watchdog... 5557. November 13, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Asia-Pacific leaders to cut taxes on green goods, Hawaii
Asia-Pacific leaders representing more than half of the global economy committed Sunday to cutting tariffs on environmental goods to no more than five percent and reducing energy intensity... 5558. November 13, 2011 | Swissinfo
Micro mines “pollute more” than commodity giants, Switzerland
Small mines scratched into the ground in poorly regulated parts of the world cause more pollution than large-scale operations, according to an environmental study... 5559. November 13, 2011 | OregonLive.com
Survey asks 1,000 Portland women if they know what's in makeup and hygiene products they use every day, USA
By the time you read this today, you may already have brushed your pearly whites with toothpaste, scrubbed your face with soap, lathered your head with shampoo, hit your pits with deodorant... 5560. November 13, 2011 | Science News
Dirty air fosters precipitation extremes, USA
Even clouds can suffer from inhaling air pollution, a new study finds, resulting in extreme rainfall patterns that appear to be altering climate across the globe... 5561. November 11, 2011 | Bangkok Post
Experts warn on 'toxic water', Thailand
The government should halt its plan to pump floodwater out of industrial estates in Ayutthaya as the water may be contaminated, academics and environmentalists say... 5562. November 10, 2011 | ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation )
Orica plant shut indefinitely after chemical leak, Australia
The head of the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has ordered the closure of Orica's Newcastle chemical plant after the latest leak from the site... 5563. November 9, 2011 | Terra Daily
High toxic levels found at school, market neighboring informal e-waste salvage site in Africa, Africa
Tests at a school beside an informal electronic waste salvage site in Ghana's capital Accra reveal contamination due to lead, cadmium and other health-threatening pollutants over 50 times higher than risk-free levels... 5564. November 8, 2011 | Hindustan Times
Toxic Capital air killing like never before, India
The Capital is breathing poison. Every day 21 people die of respiratory diseases in Capital and vehicular pollution is to be blamed in the majority of cases... 5565. November 6, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
1 dead, 12 ill after inhaling toxic fumes, India
MUMBAI: One person died and 12 others fell ill after inhaling toxic fumes at a factory at the Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone (Seepz) in Andheri on Friday evening... 5566. November 5, 2011 | Asia News Network
Getting rid of toxic toys, Malaysia
Register or go bust, this is what Malaysia's Domestic Trade, Co-operative and Consumerism Ministry is telling businesses involved in the import, trade and supply of toys.00 5567. November 3, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mercury Negotiations Move Forward Towards Global Treaty, Kenya
Nairobi, 3 November 2011 - Representatives from 120 governments are gathering at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programmed (UNEP) in Nairobi this week for negotiations towards a global treaty on mercury... 5568. October 19, 2011 | SeacoastOnline.com
Seal deaths rise to 128; scientist cites toxins, UK
RYE — The number of dead seals washed up on the New England coast is not the only thing expanding, a spokeswoman from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday. The area in which the seals are showing up is also increasing... 5569. October 19, 2011 | China Daily
Pesticides bring a silent spring, China
Overuse of chemicals in farming raises concerns about food on our table, Yang Wanli reports from Yunnan and Shandong provinces... 5570. October 18, 2011 | Spiegel Online
The Death of the Kyoto Process, German
There seems little possibility that next month's climate summit in Durban will produce an emissions reduction agreement -- meaning the world will soon lack any binding CO2 targets. Europe may soon find itself alone in the fight against global warming... 5571. October 18, 2011 | The Globe and Mail
Documents detail Mulroney-era efforts to block U.S. asbestos ban, USA
Anti-asbestos lobbyists say former Canadian politicians, ambassadors and bureaucrats abandoned their morals when they successfully lobbied two decades ago to prevent the carcinogenic material from being banned in the United States... 5572. October 17, 2011 | IPS
Women Call the Shots on Mega Copper Mine, Papua New Guinea
BUKA, Bougainville , Oct 17, 2011 (IPS) - Whether the world’s largest open-cut mine on this island territory of Papua New Guinea (PNG) will resume copper and gold production... 5573. October 17, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Young Environmental Leaders from Developing Countries Showcase Sustainable Solutions in Germany, Germany
Leverkusen (Germany) / Nairobi, 17 October 2011 – Young environmental leaders from 18 developing countries are gathering in Germany this week to showcase their own, innovative solutions for sustainable development... 5574. October 14, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN experts target toxic flame retardant HBCD for control under global chemicals treaty ,Switzerland
Geneva (Switzerland), 14 October 2011 – The Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, a scientific body to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)... 5575. October 12, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Filipino captain in NZ sea pollution crisis charged, New Zealand
TAURANGA, New Zealand (AFP) - The Filipino captain of a ship stuck on a New Zealand reef was arrested and charged Wednesday as up to 70 containers fell into rough seas and a black tide of oil washed up on beaches...
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