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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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6076. May 23, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
2 Workers Killed At Plaquemine Chemical Plant, USA
PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) -- Officials with Shintech Louisiana have identified two workers who died after they were overcome by chemical fumes at the Shintech facility south of Plaquemine... 6077. May 21, 2011 | Telegraph
Chemical spill has not contaminated nature reserve, UK
The Environment Agency says no damage was done to a Long Eaton nature reserve after a chemical spillage... 6078. May 20, 2011 | ABC News
Australian rare earth plant 'too toxic', Australia
More than 150 people have demonstrated outside the Australian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur against a plant that will process radioactive iron ore in Malaysia... 6079. May 20, 2011 | Telegraph
Toxic pesticides from GM food crops found in unborn babies, UK
Toxic pesticides which are implanted into genetically modified food crops have lodged in the blood of pregnant women and their unborn babies, research shows... 6080. May 20, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
16 Ill After Possible Chemical Exposure In Pueblo, USA
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) – Authorities say 16 people in Pueblo have gone to a decontamination site after complaining of symptoms consistent with hazardous materials exposure... 6081. May 19, 2011 | Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Releases Final Report on Toxic Air Pollution Near Manhattan I.S. 143 School Finds Pollutants Below Levels of Concern (NJ, NY, PR, VI), USA
(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that a two-month study of toxic air pollution outside Intermediate School 143,... 6082. May 19, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
China to crack down on lead, other toxic metals, Chaina
China's environmental protection ministry is cracking down on pollution caused by lead and other heavy metals following a spate of poisoning cases and reports that much of the country is contaminated with toxic materials... 6083. May 19, 2011 | Deccan Herald
India imposes anti-dumping duty on Thai, Japanese chemical, India
India has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to USD 94.96 per tonne on imports of a chemical mainly used in pharmaceuticals,from Japan and Thailand to protect domestic players... 6084. May 18, 2011 | Oganic Gardening
7 Chemical-Free Fixes for Common Lawn Problems, USA
Most of your lawn’s problems can be fixed with simple maintenance, not floods of expensive chemical fertilizers or pesticides... 6085. May 18, 2011 | New York Times Health Feed
Chemical suspected in cancer is in baby products, USA
More than 30 years after chemical flame retardants were removed from children’s pajamas because they were suspected of being carcinogens, new research into flame retardants shows that one of the chemicals is prevalent in baby’s products made with polyurethane foam, including nursing pillows, car seats and highchairs... 6086. May 18, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical spill at Everett waste transfer station, USA
EVERETT, Wash. — The chemical cloud that prompted a hazardous material response Wednesday at an Everett waste transfer station reportedly was caused by potassium hydroxide, which is used in making soap and industrial applications... 6087. May 17, 2011 | BBC
Warning over chemical incident at Wigan factory, UK
People living near a plastics factory in Wigan were warned to stay indoors after fire crews were called to investigate a chemical incident... 6088. May 17, 2011 | New York Times Health Feed
Chemical spill leads to evacuations, USA
About 30 people were briefly evacuated from an office building in the Parktown Plaza shopping center in Milpitas on Tuesday afternoon after a chemical spill at a dental office, fire officials said... 6089. May 17, 2011 | ScienceDaily
Smoke-Related Chemical Discovered in the Atmosphere Could Have Health Implications, USA
ScienceDaily (May 17, 2011) — Cigarette smoking, forest fires and woodburning can release a chemical that may be at least partly responsible for human health problems related to smoke exposure, according to a new study by NOAA researchers and their colleagues... 6090. May 16, 2011 | The Canadian Press
Arsenic, lead in women's cosmetics; Einvironmental group calls for regulation, Canada
An environmental advocacy group is urging the government to impose stricter regulations on the cosmetics industry after publishing a report that suggests many makeup products contain a number of toxic heavy metals... 6091. May 16, 2011 | UPI
Chemical from smoke could be health hazard, USA
BOULDER, Colo., May 16 (UPI) -- Cigarette smoking, forest fires and wood burning can release a chemical possibly responsible for human health problems, U.S. researchers say... 6092. May 16, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Derailed train spills hydrochloric acid at Pasco, USA
PASCO, Wash. (AP) — Burlington Northern Santa Fe say less chemical spilled from a derailed tanker car at Pasco than initially estimated... 6093. May 16, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
China battery plant boss held as hundreds reported sick from lead poisoning, China
SHANGHAI - The boss of a battery plant in eastern China was detained Monday after more than 300 people, including 99 children, were sickened by lead pollution, the government says... 6094. May 16, 2011 | China Daily
Ministry says milk now melamine-free, China
BEIJING - The quality of the nation's fresh milk has improved and testing shows it is now free from melamine, according to the Ministry of Agriculture... 6095. May 16, 2011 | Chemical & Engineearing News
Methane Fouls Well Water, USA
A study by Duke University researchers provides the first scientific confirmation of a link between natural gas drilling in organic-rich shale deposits and methane-contaminated residential well water... 6096. May 16, 2011 | Environmental Health News
PBDEs: Small differences, big toxic changes
The types of chemical attachments and their arrangement in brominated flame retardant molecules can predict how toxic the compounds are to rat brain cells, according to results of a human and rat cell study... 6097. May 16, 2011 | Nature News
First signs of ozone-hole recovery spotted, Australia
The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is starting to heal, say researchers in Australia.... 6098. May 16, 2011 | Yale Environment 360
From the Fields to Inner City, Pesticides Affect Children’s IQ, USA
New York City’s low-income neighborhoods and California’s Salinas Valley, where 80 percent of the United States’ lettuce is grown, could hardly be more different. But scientists have discovered that children growing up in these communities — one characterized by the rattle of subway trains,... 6099. May 15, 2011 | Bangkok Post
Chlorpyrifos in Thailand, Thailand
In Thailand, the substance is listed under the Hazardous Substance Act as a hazardous substance Type 3. Under this category, a substance is hazardous because it may have long residue time in the environment,... 6100. May 15, 2011 | The Republic
Concern raised after high levels of lead found in parks of Missouri's Old Lead Belt, USA
PARK HILLS, Mo. — Lead contamination has long been a concern in the region of Missouri known as the Old Lead Belt. Now there is another reason for worry...
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