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6026. July 8, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
Goa: Pollution of soil, water continues in Sattari, India
KERI: The pollution of soil and water bodies is rampant in Sattari as not a single village panchayat in the taluka has a garbage treatment plant... 6027. July 8, 2011 | Radio New Zealand
Stream being tested after pollution complaints, New Zealand
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is carrying out water quality tests on the Puarenga stream because of complaints claiming the waterway is polluted... 6028. July 7, 2011 | UPI
EPA rules on long-distance pollution, USA
WASHINGTON, July 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it has set limits to cut smokestack emissions that travel long distances through the air leading to soot and smog... 6029. July 6, 2011 | Fiji Times Online
Toxic water kills baby, Fiji
THE outbreak of diarrhoea on the island of Vatulele over the past two months claimed the life of one of 34 babies and toddlers who suffered from the illness... 6030. July 6, 2011 | Xinhua
Toxic gas leak kills 5 in SW China city, China
CHONGQING - An unidentified poisonous gas leak on Tuesday evening at a garment factory in Jiangjin district, Chongqing Municipality has left at least five people dead, local government said Wednesday... 6031. July 6, 2011 | Xinhua
China to ban 10 high toxic insecticides, China
BEIJING - China plans to ban 10 types of high toxic insecticides by the year's end in an effort to ensure farm produce safety and protect the ecological environment, the Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday... 6032. July 5, 2011 | The West Australian
Pollution linked to bad memory, Australia
Feeling a bit slow and depressed? It might be the air. Neuroscientists at Ohio State University have linked fine-particle air pollution to slow thinking, bad memory and depressive-like behaviours in mice... 6033. July 5, 2011 | ABC News
Chemical spill closes Pacific Highway, Australia
Fire crews from New South Wales and Queensland are cleaning up a major chemical spill near Tweed Heads... 6034. July 5, 2011 | KTVU San Francisco
Napa Nursery Workers Exposed To Hazardous Chemical, USA
NAPA -- Two agricultural workers were hospitalized Tuesday after being exposed to a hazardous chemical in unincorporated Napa County, authorities said... 6035. July 5, 2011 | Hindustan Times
'Level of air pollution in cities may impair brain', India
Waiting at a traffic signal behind a vehicle spewing pollutants could hurt your ability to learn. Exposure to particulate matter (PM) pollution over prolonged periods at levels typical of Delhi and other Indian and Chinese cities could impair cognition,... 6036. July 5, 2011 | BBC News
Fire service in Essex unveils anti-pollution equipment, England
New equipment designed to help Essex fire crews to cut pollution at incidents has been unveiled... 6037. July 5, 2011 | Telegraph
Pollution can lead to brain damage and depression warn scientists, England
Long term exposure to air pollution could damage the brain and lead to learning and memory problems and even depression, new research has revealed... 6038. July 5, 2011 | Reuters
Fukushima residents dump radiated soil in absence of clean-up plan, Japan
They scoop up soil from their gardens and dump it in holes dug out in parks and nearby forests, scrub their roofs with soap and refuse to let their children play outside... 6039. July 4, 2011 | ABC News
Radioactive caesium found in Toyko tap water, Japan
Radioactive caesium has been found in tap water in Japan's capital city for the first time in more than two months... 6040. 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... 6041. 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... 6042. 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... 6043. 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... 6044. 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... 6045. 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... 6046. 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... 6047. 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... 6048. 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... 6049. 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... 6050. 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...
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