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6051. 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... 6052. 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... 6053. 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... 6054. 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... 6055. 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... 6056. 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... 6057. 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... 6058. 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... 6059. 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... 6060. 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... 6061. 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... 6062. 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... 6063. 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... 6064. 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... 6065. June 27, 2011 | The Washington Post
China’s anti-smoking activists try a new argument: that it’s bad for the economy, China
YUXI, China — When China issued its first national ban on public smoking last month, health advocates cheered but didn’t hold their breath. Like many anti-smoking regulations in China, this one seemed hollow, and for good reason... 6066. June 27, 2011 | PBS NewsHour
Study: BPA Makes Male Mice Less Masculine, USA
A new study released Monday shows that exposure to a common ingredient in plastic bottles and packaging can cause male mice to act like females. The lead author of the study discusses its significance for humans... 6067. June 26, 2011 | Reuters
Protesters demand French nuclear plant closure, France
FESSENHEIM, France (Reuters) – Thousands of demonstrators formed a human chain outside France's oldest nuclear power plant on Sunday to demand the site be closed as the government mulls whether to extend its life by a decade... 6068. June 26, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
China wrestles with food safety problems, China
From steroid-spiked pork to glow-in-the-dark meat to recycled cooking oil collected from sewers, a series of illnesses and scandals linked to tainted food has put officials on guard. But tougher measures have had little effect amid an official culture of secrecy... 6069. June 26, 2011 | Asahi.com
Fukushima gives radiation meters to pregnant women and children, Japan
About 300,000 children and pregnant women in Fukushima Prefecture will get dosimeters to monitor their exposure to radiation spewed from the hobbled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant... 6070. June 25, 2011 | The Earth Times
Stress increases damaging effects of traffic pollution in children, USA
A stressful home environment can amplify the damaging effects of air pollution in children, leading to greater lung damage. These are the findings of a research team from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California... 6071. June 25, 2011 | ANI
Early chemical exposure may affect teen girls' breast development, UK
London, June 25 : Exposure to chemicals early in life may alter the way a teenage girl''s breasts develop and raise her risk of developing cancer in later years, a new research has warned... 6072. June 25, 2011 | The Day
Lab student hurt in chemical blast, USA
Boston - A Boston College spokesman says a doctoral student suffered minor injuries at a lab when a chemical used in making mustard gas exploded in her hand... 6073. June 24, 2011 | RSC
Pharma pollution is out of control in China, China
Harbin Pharmaceutical Group, a major pharmaceutical company in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province that specialises in antibiotics, has signed an agreement with Acheng District government (a suburb of Harbin) to build a new production plant... 6074. June 24, 2011 | Uttoxeter Advertiser
Fire crews tackle chemical incident on farm, UK
FIRE crews from across the county have attended a chemical incident at a farm near Uttoxeter... 6075. June 24, 2011 | Daily Post North Wales
A55 traffic chaos after chemical spill, UK
A CHEMICAL leak caused three hours of chaos for motorists on the A55...
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