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6176. June 4, 2011 | South Bend Tribune
Toxic sodium levels found, USA
SOUTH BEND -- The Regional Sewer and Water District is taking a wait-and-see approach to news that the untreated leachate at its water plant in Wyatt contains toxic levels of sodium... 6177. June 4, 2011 | Your Local Guardian
Toxic E.coli cases rising in UK, UK
There are 11 people in the UK with food poisoning apparently linked to a toxic E.coli outbreak, the Health Protection Agency said... 6178. June 4, 2011 | CSMonitor.com
US: Canadian oil pipeline hazardous to the environment, USA
A controversial oil-sands pipeline operated by a Canadian oil company was ordered shut down Friday on charges that its continued operation would be hazardous to lives and the environment... 6179. June 4, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Australian scientists threatened amid carbon tax row, Australia
Climate researchers at one of Australia's top universities have been rushed to a secure location after receiving death threats, according to an official, as debate rages about plans for a carbon pollution tax... 6180. June 4, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
China bans hundreds of tainted Taiwan food imports, China
China has banned the sale hundreds of imported products from Taiwan after authorities in Taipei warned they were tainted with a chemical used in plastics, state media said Saturday... 6181. June 4, 2011 | Bangkok Post
Marine Dept operation to salvage barge goes nowhere, Thailand
AYUTTHAYA : The operation to clean up sugar-contaminated water and salvage a sunken sugar barge in the Chao Phraya River has made little progress, raising fears of devastating effects on river communities, fish farms and ship operators... 6182. June 3, 2011 | Jamaica Observer
Children should avoid energy drinks due to 'toxic' levels of caffeine, warn doctors, USA
ENERGY drinks have up to 14 times more caffeine than other soft drinks, study finds... 6183. June 3, 2011 | Xinhua
China mulls new law over heavy metal pollution, China
BEIJING -- A Chinese environmental official said on Friday that several government departments are working on creating legislation to manage pollution caused by heavy metals... 6184. June 3, 2011 | Chemistry World blog
Air pollution under the microscope, EU
Have you ever wanted to know which European city is awash with sulfur dioxide? Or which agricultural regions are polluting the atmosphere with high levels of ammonia?... 6185. June 3, 2011 | Which? News
BPA chemical is banned from baby bottles, USA
Bisphenol A (BPA) - a potentially harmful chemical added to polycarbonate plastic - has been banned from use in baby bottles throughout the EU from 1 June 2011... 6186. June 3, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
China food factory owner held amid chemical scare, China
Police in southern China have detained a factory owner suspected of mixing an industrial chemical used to soften plastics into food additives, state media reported on Friday... 6187. June 2, 2011 | The Nation
Factory producing toxic sweets raided, Thailand
About 7,000 counterfeit lollipops and other items were seized on Tuesday in a raid on a factory in Bangkok's Thung Khru district after consumers filed several complaints about poisoning... 6188. June 2, 2011 | The Times of INdia (TOI)
Rules to check e-waste pollution, India
PANAJI: A new regimen envisaging reduction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and for storage, collection and disposal of e-waste will come into force in 2012... 6189. June 2, 2011 | IANS
Chemical used in plastics found in Taiwan-made food, China
A chemical used to make plastic soft and flexible, that can also affect hormone balance in the human body, has been detected in a number of food products made in Taiwan, China's food quality watchdog has said... 6190. June 1, 2011 | The Times of India (TOI)
Banned in Bangladesh, toxic ship heads to India, India
New Delhi: After being banned in Bangladesh, a toxic-laden ship, Probo Koala, is headed towards Indian shores for dismantling, a global group of activists called 'NGO Shipbreaking Platform' has warned... 6191. June 1, 2011 | BBC
Cleaners ill after cleaning toilets at Imperial Docks, UK
Three men have been taken to hospital after using a chemical cleaner in Edinburgh... 6192. June 1, 2011 | The Washington Post
Philippines orders ban Taiwanese drinks tainted with chemical harmful to male reproduction, Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine health officials have banned the sale and importation of Taiwanese beverages believed to contain a chemical that is harmful to male reproductive organs... 6193. June 1, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Support for Sustainable Smallholder Agriculture Needed to Fuel an 'Evergreen Revolution', Italy/Kenya
Rome/Nairobi, 1 June 2011- Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and Kanayo F... 6194. May 31, 2011 | ANI
'E-waste pollution' linked to cardiovascular disease, DNA damage and cancer, USA
Washington, May 31 : A new study has revealed that e-waste can cause adverse effects on human health, such as inflammation and oxidative stress... 6195. May 31, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Illegal skin-whitener 'could kill', Philippines
Manila -- Illegal injections of a cancer-treating chemical pose a risk of death to legions of Filipinos who use them to try to whiten their skin, health authorities warned Tuesday... 6196. May 31, 2011 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Philippines warns tainted drink could shrink testes, Philippines
Taiwan and the Philippines have warned some sport drinks may have been contaminated with a chemical that could cause infertility and block boys' sex organ development, officials said Tuesday... 6197. May 31, 2011 | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Countdown begins to World Environment Day 2011, Kenya
Nairobi, 31 May 2011 - Whether through a litter clean-up around Mount Everest, a training programme in forest management Costa Rica or a music festival in Belgium, millions of people across the world will join forces to mark World Environment Day (WED) on 5 June 2011... 6198. May 30, 2011 | ScienceDaily
Method for Detecting Toxic Substances in Leather and Footwear Developed, Spain
Researchers at Igualada School of Engineering (EEI), a school associated with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), have developed a new analytical method that improves detection of dimethyl fumarate (DMFu) in leather and footwear... 6199. May 30, 2011 | ABS-CBN News
Taiwan products with toxic substance removed from PH market, Philippines
MANILA, Philippines - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has directed supermarkets and grocery stores to remove from their shelves several Taiwanese products, including soft drinks, sports drinks, fruit juices and jellies... 6200. May 30, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical plant blaze forces evacuations in North Carolina, USA
HUDSON: An explosion at a North Carolina chemical plant set off a multiple-alarm fire on Saturday, sending thick black smoke into the air and forcing the evacuation of residents within 3 kilometres...
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