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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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6751. December 31, 2010 | ReliefWeb
Nigeria: Lead Pollution and Poisoning Crisis, Nigeria
In March 2010, an unusually high number of deaths, primarily among children under age 5 in Bukkuyum and Anka Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Zamfara State, northern Nigeria, was reported by Médecins sans Frontières (MSF-Holland) to state health authorities... 6752. December 31, 2010 | The Oregonian
Ban on flame-retardant chemical one of new Washington state laws, USA
SEATTLE -- Washington state is banning the sale of televisions, computers or residential upholstered furniture containing a toxic chemical flame-retardant starting Jan. 1... 6753. December 31, 2010 | The Victoria Times Colonist
Green chemical in B.C. river not toxic, study confirms, Canada
VICTORIA — The chemical that turned Victoria’s Goldstream River green earlier this week has been confirmed as fluorescein... 6754. December 31, 2010 | Common Dreams
It's Time to Protect Consumers from Toxic Chemicals, USA
Because BPA is in canned food and receipts and on our money, it's virtually impossible to avoid... 6755. December 31, 2010 | National Geographic News
“Mining” Groundwater in India Reaches New Lows, India
Nearly a third of India is suffering from chronic water shortages, and making up for it with "the world's largest groundwater mining operation," according to experts... 6756. December 30, 2010 | The Times of India
Air pollution doubles in city, India
PATNA: Air pollution has doubled in the state capital in the last five years on account of a sharp rise in the number of vehicles in the city. The officials concerned have miserably failed to ensure enforcement of rules pertaining to curbing of vehicular pollution... 6757. December 30, 2010 | Radio New Zealand
Chemical spill contained at building near airport, New Zealand
Fire crews have contained a chemical spill at a helicopter maintenance company near Auckland... 6758. December 30, 2010 | BBC
Witney health centre chemical leak sparks evacuation, UK
Twenty-five firefighters were called to a health centre laboratory in Oxfordshire following a chemical leak... 6759. December 29, 2010 | The Times of India
Pollution-free Ganga likely by 2020: Modi, India
PATNA: The Bihar government has chalked out a comprehensive plan to free the Ganga from pollution. The ambitious plan is likely to be completed by 2020 with Central assistance under Ganga River Basin Authority of which Prime Minister is the chairman, said deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday... 6760. December 29, 2010 | The Nation
Main rivers nationwide more polluted this year, Thailand
Thailand's biggest problem is water pollution because the quality of water in major rivers across the nation has deteriorated 39 per cent this year, compared to last year's 33 per cent, Pollution Control Department's chief Supat Wangwongwattana said yesterday... 6761. December 29, 2010 | Anchorage Daily News
Gardeners: Go chemical-free in 2011, USA
My wish is that each and every one of us will resolve to turn our backs on the use of chemicals... 6762. December 29, 2010 | The Telegraph
Polar bears have highest levels of toxic pollutants of any creature, Norway
Polar bears have one of the highest levels of toxic pollutants of any creature - despite living thousands of miles from civilisation, research shows... 6763. December 28, 2010 | The Daily Express
Pollution causes obesity and diabetes’, USA
New research at Ohio State University in the US has revealed that childhood exposure to common air pollutants increases the risk of obesity and developing diabetes... 6764. December 28, 2010 | MCT News Service
Explosion sends sludge into river, USA
KANKAKEE – An explosion at a wastewater treatment plant in Kankakee Monday morning sent thousands of gallons of sludge and raw sewage into the Kankakee River, prompting a massive cleanup effort to plug the leak and stop the spread downstream... 6765. December 28, 2010 | Seattle Times
Gas leak at NY plant sends 25 workers to hospital, USA
A gas leak has caused an evacuation at a packaging plant on New York's Long Island and sent 25 workers to the hospital for exposure to carbon monoxide... 6766. December 28, 2010 | The Daily Star
The case against nuclear energy, Malaysia
BEFORE the Malaysian government takes the country down the path towards nuclear energy, every citizen must decide if nuclear power is the right choice for the nation... 6767. December 28, 2010 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong Air Pollution ‘Very High’ at All 3 Roadside Stations, Hong Kong
Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index was “very high” at all three of the city’s roadside monitoring stations, the Environmental Protection Department said on its website today... 6768. December 28, 2010 | People's Daily Online
Chinese gold miners fined for toxic spill, China
Two senior executives at Zijin Mining Group Co, China's biggest gold miner, were fined for an acidic waste spill in July, the government of Fujian Province said yesterday... 6769. December 27, 2010 | Gulf Daily News
Health alert over toxic substance in e-cigarettes, Bahrain
PEOPLE smoking e-cigarettes could be inhaling dangerous substances contained in anti-freeze, it has been claimed... 6770. December 27, 2010 | Boulder Daily Camera
Chemical spill cleaned up at Boulder's Roche Colorado plant, USA
A spill of about 700 gallons of a flammable liquid led to the evacuation of a building at the Roche Colorado plant in Boulder on Monday afternoon.... 6771. December 27, 2010 | Montgomery News
Gas-like odor in Abington-Cheltenham area due to chemical spill, USA
A chemical spill in North Hills Dec. 27 caused residents in Abington, Cheltenham and surrounding areas to report a gas-like odor... 6772. December 27, 2010 | The Star Online
Unwarranted food scares, Asia
The Asian Food Information Council debunks the scary stories about the food we eat... 6773. December 27, 2010 | Bernama
Melaka to turn waste into money, Malaysia
THE Malaysian state of Melaka is deliberating on waste recycle and its disposal methods, as its Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam called upon the people in the state and all relevant parties to find a solution for the ever increasing waste and the difficulties in disposing them... 6774. December 27, 2010 | BBC
Calverton homes evacuated after gas leak, England
Nine homes were evacuated in a Nottinghamshire village because of a gas leak... 6775. December 27, 2010 | The Straits Times
6 held in China chemical wine scandal, China
BEIJING - SIX people have been detained, several wineries shut down and bottles pulled from shelves in China after authorities found wine containing several chemical additives, state media said on Monday...
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