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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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576. October 7, 2022 | Capital and Man
Toxic pollutants a growing concern for pregnant mothers and babies
Links between environmental exposures and maternal health outcomes remain underexplored, despite recent efforts to catch up. 577. October 6, 2022 | Forbes
‘TOXIC Act’ would target banned pesticides in illegal cannabis farms on public lands
Congressmen Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced bipartisan legislation on October 3 that would combat the use of banned pesticides on illegal cannabis cultivation sites on public land. 578. October 6, 2022 | The Guardian
Toxic air pollution particles found in lungs and brains of unborn babies
Particles breathed by mothers pass to their vulnerable fetuses, with potentially lifelong consequences. 579. October 6, 2022 | North Carolina Health News
Researchers find elevated lead levels at child care facilities across North Carolina
It is all too common to find lead in tap water at North Carolina child care facilities, according to a new study by researchers from RTI International. Aging buildings and plumbing fixtures are the main culprits. 580. October 5, 2022 | HCN
A smoldering threat to wildland firefighters
Long COVID affects more than 16 million Americans, and firefighters are at increased risk of getting it. 581. October 5, 2022 | Environmental Health News
The dangers of skin lightening products
Senior Agents of Change fellow Michelle Gin speaks with Michael Xiong of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency about the dangers of skin lightening products that contain mercury. 582. October 5, 2022 | The Guardian
Study links in utero ‘forever chemical’ exposure to low sperm count and mobility
PFAS, now found in nearly all umbilical cord blood around the world, interfere with hormones crucial to testicle development. 583. October 4, 2022 | Washington Post
Why some skin-lightening products should be avoided
Some of the chemicals can be dangerous and cause permanent harm. 584. October 3, 2022 | The Guardian
Boston bans artificial turf in parks due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’
The city joins a growing number across the US in limiting the use of artificial turf made with dangerous PFAS compounds 585. September 30, 2022 | CNN
Video: This ingredient found in some beauty products can enter the bloodstream, the brain and breastmilk
CNN explains how high levels of mercury found in some skin whitening creams can affect the body of people using them and put entire households at risk by contaminating their homes. 586. September 30, 2022 | PBS
Why getting PFAS out of our products is so hard — and why it matters
Researchers and consumers are calling on industries and institutions to phase out these chemicals and instead pursue safer alternatives that serve similar functions. But it's complicated. 587. September 30, 2022 | The Great Simplification
Podcast: The growing threat from chemical pollution
New research on PFAS and their ubiquity in waterways all over the globe was discussed. The conversation then turns to plastic pollution and what we might do about it. 588. September 30, 2022 | Reuters
Indian capital gears up to tackle air pollution ahead of winter
The Indian capital of New Delhi will enforce a 15-step action plan to curb pollution ahead of the arrival of winter, when a haze of toxic smog envelops the world's most polluted city. 589. September 29, 2022 | NPR
Climate change is linked to the spread of viruses like monkeypox, experts say
Researchers say diseases that spread between humans and animals will become increasingly commonplace as human expansion into previously uninhabited areas intensifies. 590. September 29, 2022 | AU News
New push to limit PFAS farm contamination in Australia
Chemical contamination concerns have sparked new limits that could end the mass disposal of human waste on farms that feed the nation. 591. September 28, 2022 | Environmental Health News
Chemicals linked to birth defects are being dumped in Pittsburgh’s rivers: Report
PITTSBURGH—More than 50 years after the passage of the national Clean Water Act, industrial polluters still regularly dump toxic chemicals linked to birth defects and cancer into local waterways, according to a new report. 592. September 28, 2022 | Environmental Health News
Chemical recycling grows — along with concerns about its environmental impacts
St. James Parish, located on a stretch of the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans dubbed “Cancer Alley” due to the high concentration of petrochemical plants, is home to the country’s largest producer of polystyrene — the foam commonly found in soft drink and takeout containers. 593. September 27, 2022 | The Telegraph
The ‘deadly cocktail’ of India’s toxic rivers
River pollution is plaguing India, and experts warn it is causing a deadly crisis that threatens the country’s health and prosperity. 594. September 27, 2022 | The Portugal News
Fruit "highly contaminated" with pesticides
Autumn fruit in Europe is “highly contaminated” with dangerous pesticides, according to a report by the non-governmental organisation “Pesticides Action Network Europe”. 595. September 27, 2022 | The Portugal News
Fruit "highly contaminated" with pesticides
Autumn fruit in Europe is “highly contaminated” with dangerous pesticides, according to a report by the non-governmental organisation “Pesticides Action Network Europe”. 596. September 27, 2022 | Environmental Journal
New biodegradable materials could be the answer to plastic pollution
As plastic pollution continues to be a global problem affecting both human and environmental health, scientists have developed new biodegradable materials which could help to rectify this. 597. September 27, 2022 | SCMP.com
The toxic chemicals in our clothes and the harm they do us
Fast-fashion company Shein repeated its commitment to safety after a social media outcry over chemicals in the Chinese brand’s clothes, but use of the toxic substances is widespread in fashion. 598. September 27, 2022 | US News
Study points to jobs with highest risk for ALS
People who work in manufacturing, welding and chemical operations and are exposed to hazardous chemicals may face a higher risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a new study found. 599. September 26, 2022 | CNN
As more info on lead in Jackson's water comes to light, parents are in the dark on their children's health
Residents in Jackson are accustomed to boiling water, so they can bathe or cook with it, but with lead, boiling water increases the concentration of the known neurotoxin and probable carcinogen. 600. September 23, 2022 | The Guardian
Profiting from poison: how the US lead industry knowingly created a water crisis
The lead water crisis facing Chicago and many other US cities today has roots in a nearly century-old campaign to boost the lead industry’s sales.
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