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5901. July 4, 2011 | Xinhua
WHO releases new guidelines on drinking water quality, Singapore
SINGAPORE, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) launched its updated edition of drinking water guidelines here on Monday to push water suppliers to systematically manage the potential risk of contaminants entering water, from the catchment to the consumer... 5902. July 4, 2011 | Reuters
Asia pollution blamed for halt in warming: study, UK
Smoke belching from Asia's rapidly growing economies is largely responsible for a halt in global warming in the decade after 1998 because of sulphur's cooling effect, even though greenhouse gas emissions soared, a U.S. study said on Monday... 5903. July 4, 2011 | Reuters
Plastic solar cells in 5-10 years, new step forward, England
Plastic solar cells may be commercially available in five to 10 years, said a British scientist whose group announced on Monday a new understanding of how to produce the cheaper alternative to silicon solar panels... 5904. July 4, 2011 | Reuters
Burning coal indoors linked to birth defects, USA
Parents who inhale coal smoke at home may put their babies at increased risk of birth defects, Chinese researchers say... 5905. July 4, 2011 | guardian.co.uk
'Invisible pollution' as bad as famous pea souper smogs, MPs to hear, UK
National campaign increases political pressure for UK to comply with EU air quality and particulate pollution laws... 5906. June 30, 2011 | New Europe
Hungary avoids toxic spill responsibility, Hungary
On 30 June, Hungary ended state control of MAL Magyar Alumínium Zrt (MAL), an aluminum plant that flooded villages with toxic red sludge in west Hungary, Budapest Business Journal reported... 5907. June 30, 2011 | NaturalNews
BPA plastics chemical found to feminize males, USA
(NaturalNews) Don't worry, be happy. Just ignore the fact that countless researchers have warned time and time again that the chemical bisphenol A (BPA for short) is a major hormone disruptor and is a huge threat to human health... 5908. June 30, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
Number of beach closures due to pollution rose last year, report says, USA
Closures were up to their second-highest level in 20 years, the Natural Resources Defense Council study said, partly because of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and heavy rains... 5909. June 29, 2011 | Kyodo News
2 dead after collapsing on chemical tanker, Japan
NAGOYA — Two crew members died Tuesday after collapsing aboard a chemical tanker inside the port of Nagoya, possibly due to inhaling toxic fumes as they cleaned a tank that had been carrying sodium sulfate, Japan Coast Guard officials said... 5910. June 29, 2011 | Seattle Times
Deadline near for stores to remove products with banned chemical BPA, USA
Baby bottles, sippy cups and jars carrying the chemical bisphenol A must be removed from store shelves by Friday. Washington joins nine other states that have banned the chemical, which is also found in products such as soda cans, eyeglass lenses and compact discs... 5911. June 29, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Acid, chlorine mixed at Tyson plant 14 workers still hospitalized after gas leak, USA
SPRINGDALE — A solution of chlorine was poured into a drum of acid inside a Tyson Foods Inc. chicken processing plant in Arkansas this week, causing chlorine gas that sickened more than 170 people... 5912. June 28, 2011 | Science Blog
Climate Change Makes Some Chemicals More Toxic to Aquatic Life, USA
Some areas of the southern United States are suffering from the longest dry spell since 1887 and a new Baylor University study shows that could prove problematic for aquatic organisms... 5913. June 28, 2011 | BBC News
Metal thieves cause oil spill in Tewkesbury River Avon, England
A clean-up operation is taking place in the River Avon at Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, after a break-in at a disused mill led to an oil spill... 5914. June 28, 2011 | PTI
Pollution, India
New Delhi, June 28 (PTI) India today empahasised the need for conducting national-level public awareness campaign in South Asian countries to check air pollution... 5915. June 28, 2011 | Webwire
California Air Pollution Control District Reminds Residents about Asbestos Testing Requirements, USA
Recently, the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District issued an advisory regarding cleanup efforts in Capitola Village. The concerns resulted from remediation efforts following floods this spring that damaged a number of structures... 5916. June 28, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Atlanta Pepsi plant shut after ammonia leak, USA
ATLANTA -- Officials in Atlanta say a Pepsi-Cola plant building in northwest Atlanta was shut down for several hours because of an ammonia leak... 5917. June 28, 2011 | The Daily Star
Call to stop water pollution by sewerage waste, Bangladesh
Experts at a discussion stressed the need for integrated measures of Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa), Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and civil society members to stop water pollution by sewerage waste... 5918. June 27, 2011 | Times of Oman
Toxic emissions hit Buraimi area, Oman
MUSCAT: Residents of some areas in the wilayat of Buraimi, especially those living in Al Khadra and Al Zoroob, complain of suffering from toxic emissions from a medicine factory... 5919. June 27, 2011 | Adweek
Coca-Cola's Green Billboard Made of Plants That Absorb Air Pollution, Philippines
Advertising doesn't get much greener than this: Coca-Cola and the World Wildlife Fund have unveiled a new 60-by-60-foot billboard in the Philippines that's covered in Fukien tea plants, which absorb air pollution... 5920. June 27, 2011 | ArkansasOnline
173 hospitalized in chlorine gas leak at Tyson plant, USA
SPRINGDALE — A chemical accident sent 173 Tyson workers to five hospitals Monday morning when they were overcome by chlorine gas fumes at the Berry Street chicken processing facility... 5921. June 27, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP supports clean-up of toxic waste dump in Sierra Leone, Africa
Nairobi/Freetown (Sierra Leone) 27 June 2011 - An environmental and public health hazard for the residents of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, has been contained following the successful removal of 93 barrels of toxic waste from a former oil refinery site on the city's outskirts... 5922. June 27, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Rotterdam Convention strengthens world's defense against toxic chemicals, Switzerland
Geneva, 27 June 2011 - Parties to a global treaty supporting information exchange in international trade of hazardous chemicals have acted to strengthen protection of human health and the environment by expanding the exchange of critical safety information... 5923. June 27, 2011 | Mainichi Daily News
Internal radiation exposure found in all 15 people surveyed in Fukushima, Japan
HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Radiation experts said Sunday they had found internal radiation exposure in all of the 15 people they surveyed in May in areas 30-40 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant... 5924. June 27, 2011 | News Shopper
Clean Air in London say health of children is at risk because schools are next to polluted roads, UK
CAMPAIGNERS say the health of hundreds of children across Lewisham and Greenwich could be at risk because their schools are close to heavily polluted roads... 5925. June 27, 2011 | Houston Chronicle
Does where you live affect how well you breathe, USA
From Dana Janczak's home in a secluded rural area east of Cleveland, it's a 40-mile ride to the nearest asthma doctor in Kingwood, so she tries to keep trips to a minimum by stocking up on nebulizers: four in her house and two in her car...
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