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5651. September 20, 2011 | 3 News
Fears of chemical spill prove false, New Zealand
A stretch of Mt Albert Rd in Auckland was blocked off in the early hours of this morning after a white smoke and a funny smell emanating from a rubbish truck sparked fears of a chemical spill... 5652. September 20, 2011 | British Medical Journal
Air pollution linked to heart attack risk, UK
Scientists co-funded by us have discovered that some types of air pollution can help ‘trigger’ a heart attack... 5653. September 20, 2011 | Radio New Zealand
Mitigation slowly reducing dairy runoff into rivers, New Zealand
Scientists have found that dairy runoff into the country's rivers is decreasing in areas where significant measures to reduce the problem are in force... 5654. September 20, 2011 | The Daily Star
China shuts factory after pollution protests, China
China shut down a solar panel factory yesterday after hundreds of angry residents staged days of violent protests over pollution, the second such incident in as many months... 5655. September 19, 2011 | WVNSTV.com
Chlorine Leak Reported at Elk Valley Public Service District, USA
A small chlorine leak was reported at 9 a.m. Monday at the Elk Valley PSD... 5656. September 19, 2011 | Reuters
UPDATE 1 - "All clear" after ethylene leak from Texas storage, USA
HOUSTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - An ethylene leak, that temporarily closed a portion of a Texas highway near Houston, was "under control" late Monday morning, a Mont Belvieu police spokeswoman said... 5657. September 19, 2011 | Reuters
China firm apologises for toxic waste after protest, China
Protesters overturned vehicles before being dispersed, after waste from the factory, which manufactures photovoltaic panels, cells and wafers, killed large numbers of fish in a nearby river, according to state media... 5658. September 19, 2011 | Business Pundit
10 Toxic Toys That Kids Actually Played With
Good parents always want the best for their children, and for them to play as safely and happily as possible... 5659. September 19, 2011 | allAfrica.com
Four Residents Die After Drinking Toxic Brew, Kenya
Four people died on Monday at Muchatha village in Banana, Kiambu, after drinking a toxic brew... 5660. September 19, 2011 | PV-Tech
JinkoSolar forced to close manufacturing plant after chemical leaks, China
Updated: Several days of angry demonstrations by local residents after a leak of fluoride from a cell manufacturing plant owned by JinkoSolar have led to the plant closing... 5661. September 19, 2011 | IOL.co.za
Factory worker burnt in chemical fire, South Africa
A man was severely burnt while working in a factory in Strydom Park in the north of Joburg on Monday, paramedics said... 5662. September 19, 2011 | Ubergizmo
Robotic fish patrol rivers for water pollution, USA
Here is yet another effort to help keep our rivers clean, or at least, be able to monitor the kind of pollution level that our ailing rivers are experiencing... 5663. September 18, 2011 | The Altoona Mirror
Toxic chemical release simulated, USA
TYRONE - Albemarle Corp.'s Jay Kisslak led a handful of emergency and environmental workers on a tour of plant grounds Saturday when he suddenly turned before entering an area with overhead beams... 5664. September 18, 2011 | WDSU New Orleans
Norco Plant Reports Accidental Chemical Release, USA
NORCO, La. -- An industrial plant in Norco has reported an accidental release of potentially toxic chemicals, though details on the amounts involved in the incident were not... 5665. September 18, 2011 | The Hindu
Air pollution masks distributed, India
Ghazal Srinivas went round the busy junctions in the city distributing masks to the traffic police personnel at various places on Saturday... 5666. September 18, 2011 | Reuters
China villagers protest solar plant pollution - Xinhua, China
BEIJING, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Protesters have camped outside an east China-based solar panel manufacturer accusing it of dumping toxic waste into a river, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday... 5667. September 17, 2011 | ABC News
Blasts from massive chemical fire rock Canberra, Australia
The north Canberra suburb of Mitchell will remain shutdown over the weekend after a chemical fire sent a plume of potentially toxic smoke streaming over the nation's capital... 5668. September 16, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Has the Problem of the Ozone Hole Been Solved?, France
The ozone hole is back in the news. In August the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that signs of ozone depletion were again appearing over the Antarctic... 5669. September 16, 2011 | CBS 2
EPA Adds New Jersey Neighborhood To Nation’s List Of Toxic Waste Sites, USA
GARFIELD, N.J. (CBS 2) — Residents in one section of Garfield, New Jersey, have suspected for years that their basements are contaminated with a deadly substance... 5670. September 16, 2011 | Environment News Service (ENS)
First Recycler Indicted for Exporting Toxic E-Waste, USA
DENVER, Colorado, September 16, 2011 (ENS) - In the first case where criminal charges have been brought against an electronic-waste exporter,... 5671. September 16, 2011 | AAP
Huge chemical fire burns out of control in Canberra, Australia
Firefighters in Canberra are battling a large industrial fire that has triggered a series of explosions and sent flames shooting high into the air... 5672. September 16, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Aviation Takes Action on Ozone and Climate Protection, Canada
Montreal, 16 September 2011 At their working group meeting last month, the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer heard from the Protocol's Halons Technical Options Committee (HTOC)... 5673. September 15, 2011 | physorg.com
Australia's city birds carry highest toxic load, Australia
Toxic industrial pollutants contaminate bird eggs in Australia's major eastern cities at levels seven to nine times higher than those in inland areas, a new study has found... 5674. September 15, 2011 | 3 News
Baby wipes with banned chemical recalled, New Zealand
The country's two leading supermarket chains, Progressive Enterprises and Foodstuffs, have pulled several brands of baby wipes off their shelves after discovering that they contain the restricted chemical IPBC... 5675. September 15, 2011 | PTI
Anti-dumping duty on hazardous chemical imports from China, India
India has imposed an anti-dumping duty of up to USD 0.26 per kg on imports of a hazardous chemical, used in manufacturing of pesticides and dyes, from China to protect the domestic industry...
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