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5926. August 15, 2011 | China Daily
Illegal dumping pollutes water, China
BEIJING - More than 5,000 tons of highly toxic industrial waste were dumped illegally in rural areas near a Southwest China city, causing livestock deaths and soil and water pollution, local authorities said over the weekend... 5927. August 15, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Efforts Strengthened to Protect the Caspian Sea from Oil Spills, Switzerland/Kazakhstan
The five countries bordering the Caspian Sea have agreed on new commitments to strengthen regional responses to oil spills and to improve the way potential sources of pollution are monitored and managed across national borders... 5928. August 14, 2011 | Hurriyet Daily News
Toxic waste reported to kill river, Turkey
The Ergene River, which irrigates one of Turkey’s most important sunflower- and rice-growing regions, is contaminated by high amounts of toxic waste from up to 5,000 factories, according to a recent study... 5929. August 14, 2011 | AFP
Shell silent on North Sea oil pipeline leak, UK
Royal Dutch Shell Plc was silent yesterday on the status of an oil leak of unspecified size in the North Sea and authorities said they had no information on whether the leak had been stemmed, provoking anger from environmentalists... 5930. August 14, 2011 | SignOnSanDiego.com
Toxins troubling in fish caught in local waters, USA
Six-year study is step toward dealing with chemicals in coastal waters... 5931. August 13, 2011 | The News
Toxic fumes and drug overdose led to death, UK
A FIRE that claimed the life of a man in a fifth-floor flat started when a cigarette was left burning... 5932. August 12, 2011 | Royston Crow
UPDATE: Chemical spill conclusion, UK
The spill of an estimated 300 litres of mixed dangerous chemical took place at 4.07pm after a reaction in a container caused it to leak... 5933. August 11, 2011 | ANI
Paper money worldwide teeming with toxic chemical bisphenol A, USA
Washington, August 11 : Paper money worldwide contains bisphenol A (BPA) - a potentially toxic substance found in some plastics, thermal paper and other products, a new research including an Indian-origin researcher has revealed... 5934. August 11, 2011 | China Daily
Plant to be torn down after water pollution, China
NANCHANG - Authorities in eastern Jiangxi province said Thursday they will tear down a smelting company blamed for the tap water contamination that sickened over 110 people... 5935. August 10, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
EPA orders PRico business to cut lead pollution, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Federal regulators on Wednesday ordered a battery recycling business in Puerto Rico to cut lead pollution at its plant on the U.S. island's northwestern coast... 5936. August 10, 2011 | Environmental Health News
Toxicity of insecticide mixture is sum of its parts, a cell study finds
Widely used pyrethroid insecticides that share a common nerve cell target produce a larger toxic effect than each chemical on its own, according to a rodent brain cell study that verifies prior animal studies... 5937. August 10, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
Bhima river expedition to highlight river pollution, India
PUNE: Activists and environmentalists in the city will undertake a three-day navigation expedition on the Bhima river - the Bhima Nadi Parikrama - to highlight the issue of increasing river pollution... 5938. August 10, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
AP IMPACT: Japan ignored own radiation forecasts, Japan
NAMIE, Japan - Japan's system to forecast radiation threats was working from the moment its nuclear crisis began... 5939. August 10, 2011 | Tierramerica
Petrochemical Complex Poses Major Environmental Challenge, Cuba
Cuba is preparing a series of environmental measures to protect the Bay of Cienfuegos from the upcoming expansion of its oil refinery... 5940. August 9, 2011 | Shanghai Daily
Toxic spill averted as storm hits N. Korea, North Korea
MUIFA, the typhoon now a tropical storm, skirted the Shandong Peninsula and landed on the coast of North Korea last night... 5941. August 9, 2011 | Bangkok Post
Activists call for ban on toxic farm chemicals, Thailand
Farmers and consumer protection activists have called on the Department of Agriculture to ban the use of four toxic farm chemicals to protect farmers and consumers from cancer-causing substances... 5942. August 9, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Toxic spill averted as storm nears China, China
BEIJING: China said yesterday it had temporarily averted a toxic chemical spill at a plant on its northeast coast, but remained on alert as a tropical storm that has killed three people in South Korea approached... 5943. August 9, 2011 | WebWire
Toxic Dangers in the Home: More Common than Most People Realize, USA
A recent article, “Seven toxic dangers to avoid in your home” discusses common environmental and health dangers in the typical home. It was published this week on EmaxHealth’s website... 5944. August 9, 2011 | The Scotsman
Air pollution threat to Scotland's cities, Scottland
A FAILURE to meet targets to reduce air pollution is risking the lives of thousands of Scots, the Scottish Government has been warned... 5945. August 9, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
HazMat Crew Called to Cargill Plant After Acid Leak, USA
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters have contained a leak of up to 200 gallons of hydrochloric acid at a corn-milling plant in Cedar Rapids... 5946. August 9, 2011 | The Wall Street JOurnal
Nuclear Waste Piles Up - in Budget Deficit, USA
Imagine a football field packed 20 feet high with highly radioactive nuclear waste. That's about the volume of the 65,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel stranded at dozens of nuclear sites across the U.S... 5947. August 9, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
Pollution from ships a perennial concern for Mumbai, India
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The Rak and Pavit incidents may have hogged the headlines, but environmentalists working around Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra say the coastline suffers from the pollution menace even otherwise... 5948. August 9, 2011 | AAP
WA Libs push for climate royal commission, Australia
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has rubbished a push within his party for a royal commission to investigate the science on climate change... 5949. August 8, 2011 | Chicago Tribune
Toxic chromium found in Chicago's drinking water, USA
Chicago's first round of testing for a toxic metal called hexavalent chromium found that levels in local drinking water are more than 11 times higher than a health standard California adopted last month... 5950. August 8, 2011 | UPI
Heavy metals found in Mumbai lakes, India
THANE CITY, India, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Indian researchers say toxic heavy metal pollution has been measured in two lakes in the Thane City suburb of Mumbai...
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