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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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6151. June 9, 2011 | BusinessGreen
Defra seeks national low emissions zones to reduce nitrogen oxide pollution, UK
Government launches consultation on plans to meet European Union NO2 limits and considers national low emissions zones... 6152. June 9, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Revealed: Pollution kills more in Afghan capital than war, Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) – War may kill thousands of civilians a year in Afghanistan, but choking air pollution in the capital Kabul is more deadly, experts say... 6153. June 9, 2011 | BBC
Solvent barrels dumped in road at Uppertown, England
Barrels of potentially hazardous solvent have been found dumped in a rural Derbyshire road... 6154. June 9, 2011 | FS-WORLD.com
Five hundred gallons of oil, solvent fuel a fire in Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Five hundred gallons of oil and solvent fueled a fire at Nebraska Machine Products in North Omaha. The heat was so intense that the side walls of the building buckled... 6155. June 8, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Phosphate plant leak sends toxic cadmium into Tampa Bay, USA
BRADENTON -- High levels of a toxic metallic element have been detected in the millions of gallons of seawater that have been gushing into Tampa Bay and Bishop Harbor for more than a week... 6156. June 8, 2011 | The West Australian
Pollution blamed for dual-sex fish, Australia
A study of fish and mussels in Claisebrook Cove has uncovered alarming rates of male fish with male and female sex organs, DNA damage in mussels and other evidence suggesting exposure to high concentrations of pollutants... 6157. June 8, 2011 | Xinhua
Chemical firm probed for river contamination, China
HANGZHOU - A chemical firm in East China's Zhejiang province is being investigated on suspicion of discharging waste that may have polluted a local river and disrupted tap water supplies since Sunday... 6158. June 8, 2011 | UPI
Seven injured in blast at Intel facility, USA
PHOENIX, June 8 (UPI) -- Seven employees have been injured in an explosion and flash fire at Intel's Ocotillo campus near Phoenix, fire officials said... 6159. June 8, 2011 | The Bulletin
Hazmat team called to acid spill at Montville plant, USA
A hazardous materials team was called to Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. on Wednesday afternoon to deal with an acid spill at the plant, according to the fire marshal... 6160. June 7, 2011 | The Brunei Times
MoH recalls Taiwan food products with toxic DEHP, Brunei
THE Ministry of Health (MoH) has recalled several products from Taiwan, which were found to be contaminated by the toxic chemical Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate or DEHP... 6161. June 7, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Schools shut in two Chinese towns after toxic leak, China
BEIJING - Authorities have closed schools in two towns in China after industrial waste contaminated the water supply for 200,000 residents, officials and state media said on Tuesday... 6162. June 7, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Eye on Earth Brings Access to Environmental Data for Emerging Economies, The United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi, 7 June 2011 - Abu Dhabi will host the first Eye on Earth Summit on December 12-15 2011, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 6163. June 7, 2011 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Firefighters douse chemical blaze in Marietta, USA
A two-alarm fire and a hazardous material call brought about 50 firefighters and 14 pieces of equipment Tuesday afternoon to a burning chemical plant in Marietta... 6164. June 6, 2011 | IANS
Exposure to toxic chemical higher than suspected, UK
London, June 6 : Exposure to a so-called 'gender-bending' chemical found in plastic bottles and household products is greater than previously thought... 6165. June 6, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
Kheda equals Europe in toxic gas emissions, India
AHMEDABAD: Here is a shocker. The per capita greenhouse gases (GHG) contribution of a small district like Kheda is equivalent to per capita GHG emission of entire Europe... 6166. June 6, 2011 | Mehr News Agency
Dust Pollution in West, Northwest Iran at Alarming Level, Iran
Heavy dust storms in western and northwestern provinces of Iran caused the air pollutants to exceed safe levels... 6167. June 6, 2011 | Xinhua
Chemical spill affects supplies of drinking water in E China, China
HANGZHOU - A recent chemical spill on the Xin'an River, a major source of drinking water for East China's Zhejiang province, has led five water utility companies to stop drawing water from the river, a spokesman with local environmental protection bureau said Monday... 6168. June 6, 2011 | Facilities Mamangement News
Chemical company uses energy from recycled plastic, USA
The pilot test measured how plastic that has been reused and recycled to the full extent possible can be used as fuel for an ultimate end-of-life option instead of going to a landfill for disposal... 6169. June 6, 2011 | Sunderland Echo
Guests and staff safe after chemical spill at Marriott Hotel, UK
FIREFIGHTERS have dealt with a chemical spill at a Sunderland hotel... 6170. June 6, 2011 | Bangkok Post
Rivals say no to nuclear, Thailand
Amid the differences, arch-rivals the Democrat and Pheu Thai parties share one policy _ to indefinitely suspend plans for nuclear power in Thailand... 6171. June 5, 2011 | asahi.com
Fukushima radioactive water could overflow soon, Japan
Raising fresh concerns about its ability to bring the nuclear crisis under control, Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced June 3 that highly radioactive water pooled in underground pits could start rising above ground in less than three weeks... 6172. June 5, 2011 | The Denver Post
E. coli outbreak blamed on German veggie sprouts Read more: E. coli outbreak blamed on German veggie sprouts, Germany
HAMBURG, Germany—The terrifying E. coli outbreak in Europe appears to have been caused by vegetable sprouts grown on an organic farm in Germany,... 6173. June 5, 2011 | Scotsman.com News
Drought hit China to reroute Yangtze, China
NORTH China is dying. A chronic drought is ravaging farmland and the Gobi Desert is inching south... 6174. June 5, 2011 | Bangkok Post
Most sugar from sunken barge cleared, Thailand
The clean-up operation following the sinking of a sugar barge in Ayutthaya province has now removed almost all of the sugar cargo and freed up the accident site in the Chao Phraya River for a limited amount of river traffic... 6175. June 5, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP Report Spotlights Enormous Economic and Human Benefits from Boosting Funding for Forests, India/Kenya
Delhi/Nairobi/World, 5 June 2011 - Investing an additional US$40 billion a year in the forestry sector could halve deforestation rates by 2030,...
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