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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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6826. January 10, 2011 | Bangkok Post
Haste urged on gas study, Thailand
The panel addressing Map Ta Phut pollution problems has asked authorities to speed up a study on the area's capacity for handling harmful gas emissions... 6827. January 10, 2011 | Gulf-Times
73 villages to battle Yamuna pollution, India
Animal carcasses are not to be dumped in the river, washermen should not use chemicals to wash dirty clothes, the river bank is not to be used as a toilet and no polythene bags... 6828. January 10, 2011 | TreeHugger
Cleaning Your Tap Water of Toxins Has Toxic Consequences, USA
This recent NPR story headline, "Chlorine Substitutes in Water May Have Risks," is pretty low-key, considering that the message it delivers is fairly alarming. Since the 1970s,... 6829. January 10, 2011 | The Irish Times
Cork death blamed on gas leak, UK
Investigations will continue today into a suspected gas leak at a Co Cork hotel which left one woman dead and her sister critically ill in hospital... 6830. January 10, 2011 | Down To Earth
Industries to pay for pollution study, India
Madras high court asks companies in SIPCOT industrial estate to pay one lakh each... 6831. January 10, 2011 | WWF
Toxic pollution from Australia floods threatens marine life, Australia
Toxic pollution from flooded farms and towns along Australia's Queensland coast will have a disastrous impact on the Great Barrier Reef’s corals and will likely have a significant impact on dugongs, turtles and other marine life, WWF warned today... 6832. January 10, 2011 | The Japan Times
Chemical tanker sinks off Niigata, leaving one dead, captain missing, Japan
NIIGATA (Kyodo) A small tanker transporting a flammable chemical sank off the coast of Niigata Prefecture on Sunday morning, leaving one crew member dead and the captain missing, Japan Coast Guard officials said... 6833. January 10, 2011 | China Daily
Toxic fumes kill one, another 23 victims still in serious condition, China
Suzhou, Anhui - One person died and another 23 remain in serious condition after a chemical leak poisoned 81 people in East China's Anhui province on Thursday, the local government said on Sunday... 6834. January 10, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
'Toxic tower' in N.Y. finally coming down, USA
NEW YORK — The contaminated bank tower stood shrouded in black netting for years over ground zero, filled with toxic dust and the remains of 9/11 victims. It stayed where it was, not coming down even as the towers at the World Trade Center site slowly began to rise... 6835. January 9, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
Germany finds dioxin in samples of chicken, Germany
BERLIN - German investigators have found excessive levels of cancer-causing dioxin in chicken - the first such confirmation of tainted meat since the discovery that German farm animals had eaten contaminated feed, possibly for months... 6836. January 9, 2011 | Reuters
UPDATE 2-Alaska pipeline shut down after leak discovered, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Trans Alaska Pipeline shut down on Saturday after a leak was discovered at the intake pump station at Prudhoe Bay, constricting supply in one of the United States' key oil arteries... 6837. January 8, 2011 | Ventura County Star
Hazmat team, firefighters respond to Camarillo chemical spill, USA
Environmental health crews, a hazardous materials team and county firefighters responded to a spill of 50 to 60 gallons of a corrosive chemical in Camarillo that forced area businesses to evacuate several employees Saturday... 6838. January 8, 2011 | The Nenagh Guardian
Nenagh River may be big contributor lake pollution, Ireland
Farm waste getting into the Nenagh River may be a significant contributor to the overall agricultral waste entering Lough Derg, according to a new scientific study... 6839. January 8, 2011 | The Virginian-Pilot
Chemical spill causes fire at Peninsula business, USA
Firefighters put out a two-alarm blaze Friday night at 12 Howard St., according to Lt. Anthony Chittum, a fire spokesman... 6840. January 8, 2011 | The Associated Press (AP)
4,700 German egg farms hit by toxic feed row, Germany
BERLIN: German authorities have stopped more than 4,700 farms from selling their meat and eggs as a precautionary measure after animal feed was found to be contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals... 6841. January 8, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
Fluoride in drinking water: Will the EPA get tougher?, USA
Environmental health groups are now looking to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to impose tougher standards on fluoride in drinking water, building on a decision Friday by the federal Department of Health and Human Services to lower the recommended level for the first time in nearly 50 years... 6842. January 7, 2011 | The Nation
New projects to ease pollution proposed, Thailand
Panel pushes 15 schemes, costing a total of Bt255.72m, to relieve environmental problems... 6843. January 7, 2011 | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Fallout of chemical fire unknown, Netherlands
A huge fire at a chemical plant in the south of the Netherlands was finally put out on Thursday evening after more than 30 hours of fire fighting... 6844. January 7, 2011 | AOI
Dioxin: 4 Questions Answered About the Toxic Compound Wreaking Havoc in Germany, Germany
After toxic dioxin was found to have contaminated German poultry and pigs, a crisis has ensued for that country's farmers. Nearly 5,000 farms have been shut down, and countries around the globe are refusing to accept German food products... 6845. January 7, 2011 | Bangor Daily News
Pesticide use, lobster deaths probed in Down East waters, USA
These four things have become an issue in Passamaquoddy Bay, and no one seems to be happy about it... 6846. January 7, 2011 | UNEP
UN urges clean-up following acute lead poisoning in Nigeria, UNEP
Geneva/New York/Nairobi, 7 January 2011 - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have released a report calling on Nigerian authorities to prevent further lead poisoning in northern Nigeria... 6847. January 6, 2011 | Bangkok Post
Japan backs firms' green city projects abroad, Japan
Japan is financially backing its companies that are seeking to build "green cities" -- communities with low pollution and renewable energies -- in India and elsewhere, a report said Thursday... 6848. January 6, 2011 | The Huffington Post
Did You Just Eat a Plastic Bag? How Plastic Pollution Has Entered Our Food Chain, USA
Many of us limit our intake of tuna and swordfish due to high mercury levels in those fish, but research is just beginning to show that we are consuming many other chemicals through our seafood and our disposable plastic waste may be a potent source of this contamination.... 6849. January 6, 2011 | Bideford People
North Devon Farm Couple Fined for Pollution and Illegal Waste Dumping, UK
The owners of a North Devon dairy farm have been fined £1,500 at Barnstaple Magistrates Court in a case brought by the Environment Agency. The farming couple, John and Florence Ley, were charged with polluting a stream near an important salmon spawning river and illegally dumping waste in a quarry at their farm... 6850. January 6, 2011 | The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
French Chemical Blast Kills One, France
PARIS—Operations at the French oil terminal Fos Lavera have resumed after port authorities suspended activities following a blast at the Gazechim plant on Thursday killed one worker and injured another, according to local police...
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