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5601. December 10, 2011 | IANS
Toxic fumes kill six in China tunnel, China
Beijing, Dec 10 : Six workers suffocated to death after inhaling toxic smoke in an under-construction railway tunnel in China's Chongqing city, authorities said... 5602. December 9, 2011 | Business Line
‘Production cost, toxic chemical in spices impacting exports', India
The major handicaps for Indian spices in the global market are the high cost of production and the high level of myco-toxin and toxic chemical in the finished products, said Dr Arvind Kumar, Deputy Director-General (Education), ICAR, New Delhi... 5603. December 9, 2011 | allAfrica.com
Zimbabwe: Rising Toxic Waste - Country's Latest Pain, Africa
ZIMBABWE is battling to manage a whole new range of contaminants that are now choking rivers, wetlands, open spaces and other sensitive environs, signalling the need to introduce a battery of measures to reduce their impact on the environment... 5604. December 9, 2011 | China Power
Beijing Air Pollution Brouhaha, China
Smog recently forced the cancellation of almost 700 flights at Beijing airport, igniting a mini media firestorm... 5605. December 9, 2011 | Mother Jones
Your Tax Dollars at Work: A Giant Coal Plant in South Africa, South Africa
Officials say a new US-backed coal plant outside Johannesburg will be a boon to the community. Locals beg to differ... 5606. December 8, 2011 | Chemical Week
Malaysia Sees a Rise in Chemical Investments and Exports, Malaysia
Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI; Kuala Lumpur) says that the chemical industry in the country is seeing robust growth and... 5607. December 8, 2011 | China Daily
Toxic metals common in kids' goods: Greenpeace, China
BEIJING - Nearly 10 percent of children's products sold in Chinese markets contain excessive lead, a harmful heavy metal, posing a threat to their health, Greenpeace said after a recent investigation... 5608. December 8, 2011 | BYM Marine Environment News
UK. Pollution clears on River Ebbw in Wales, UK
Environment Agency Wales biologists have confirmed there have been no lasting effects from the pollution incident on the River Ebbw earlier this week... 5609. December 8, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
China's pollution data shrouded in official fog, China
BEIJING — Armed with a device that looks like an old transistor radio, some Beijing residents are recording pollution levels and posting them online. It's an act that borders on subversion... 5610. December 7, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
inShare Chemical smell forces evacuations in South SF, USA
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—South San Francisco authorities say about two dozen homes were temporarily evacuated and one person was taken to the hospital after pesticides were left in nearby garbage bins... 5611. December 6, 2011 | KMGH Denver
Toxic Seep Contained At Commerce City Refinery, USA
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- The Environmental Protection Agency said a toxic seep from a Commerce City oil refinery has been contained... 5612. December 6, 2011 | brightsurf.com
Ground-level ozone pollution helped to recover normal ozone levels over the Iberian Peninsula, EU
The reconstruction of ozone levels over the Iberian Peninsula between 1979 and 2008 reveals that positive trends began eight years after the ratification of the Montreal Protocol... 5613. December 6, 2011 | Alaska news at adn.com
Oil spills and violence plague Shell operations in Nigeria, Nigeria
Ask almost any environmental activist about Shell and he'll point to Nigeria, in West Africa... 5614. December 6, 2011 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Escape to Okinawa, Japan
As radiation hot spots emerge in Tokyo and nuclear contamination plagues the country, some Japanese are fleeing to the Okinawa island chain to avoid the fallout from Fukushima. But is it too late?... 5615. December 5, 2011 | Hereford Times
Toxic smoke at fire on the Rotherwas Industrial Estate in Hereford, UK
A BUSINESS on the Rotherwas Industrial Estate was evacuated after fire broke out on Saturday... 5616. December 5, 2011 | CNN
Contaminated water found leaking at Japanese nuclear plant, Japan
(CNN) -- Workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility have discovered a leak of 45 metric tons of radioactive water, operator Tokyo Electric Power Company said in a statement Monday... 5617. December 5, 2011 | Environmental News Network (ENN)
Three-quarters of English Channel sea birds contain toxic levels of plastic, UK
Data from studies monitoring the amount of consumer plastic eaten by sea birds suggest that levels in the North Sea are well above targets... and the figures are rising... 5618. December 5, 2011 | The Daily Star
Relocation of chemical factories, Bangladesh
CHEMICAL factories and depots are not permissible in residential areas. The government has clear policies on the matter and the High Court had issued stern directives in this regard. However the reality of the situation is far from ideal... 5619. December 5, 2011 | al.com
EPA to host community meeting on air pollution in north Birmingham, USA
Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Jefferson County Department of Health will answer questions about air pollution in north Birmingham at a community meeting at Hudson school next Monday, Dec. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m... 5620. December 5, 2011 | NaturalNews
Pesticides are one of top three 'worst toxic pollution problems' on planet, say non-profit groups, Natural News
(NaturalNews) The Blacksmith Institute (BI), an international non-profit environmental health organization devoted to solving pollution problems around the world, in conjunction with Green Cross Switzerland (GCS),.. 5621. December 5, 2011 | The Vancouver Sun
Asbestos contractor faces jail, British Columbia
An asbestos-removal contractor who ignored orders from both WorkSafeBC and the B.C. Supreme Court to stop exposing "vulnerable" workers to asbestos will be sentenced Jan. 23 for contempt of court... 5622. December 5, 2011 | ABC News
Mixed reaction to CSG moratorium, Australia
Gloucester Basin opponents of coal seam gas (CSG) mining are not reassured by the New South Wales Government CSG moratorium... 5623. December 5, 2011 | The Hindu
Huge quantity of dead fish washed ashore near shipyard, India
A huge quantity of dead fish washed ashore near the shipyard channel raising environmental concerns... 5624. December 5, 2011 | Bloomberg
China, EU Seek to Avoid Blame for Expiring Kyoto Pact, UK
China and the European Union today will set out alternative proposals for extending limits on greenhouse gases, seeking to avoid the blame for undermining the only international pact limiting them... 5625. December 5, 2011 | The Wall Street Journal
Chinese Police Investigate Minute Maid Poisoning, China
BEIJING—Chinese police said they are investigating how toxic chemicals found their way into Coca-Cola Co. drinks in the northeast province of Jilin, killing a child and causing illness in three other people...
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