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6926. December 24, 2010 | Xinhua
Gas leak kills 3, production halted, China
PRODUCTION at a manganese plant in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was suspended after toxic gas killed three people and poisoned 21 others early yesterday morning... 6927. December 24, 2010 | ABC News
Denmark backflips on Sydney toxic waste import, Denmark
Denmark is cancelling plans to import tonnes of hazardous chemical waste from Australia... 6928. December 24, 2010 | nzherald
Highly toxic lead levels in toys, New Zealand
Highly toxic levels of lead have been found in children's toys sold at bargain stores in the lead up to Christmas... 6929. December 24, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Explosion, fire rock Pa. chemical plant, USA
TRUMBAUERSVILLE, Pa.—Fire officials say an explosion and fire rocked a suburban Philadelphia plant that makes chemicals for food and pharmaceutical products... 6930. December 23, 2010 | JoongAng Daily
Vultures at Imjin river killed by insecticide, South Korea
The mass death of vultures in a field in Paju, Gyeonggi, near the Imjin River on Dec. 14 was due to agricultural chemicals, said the state quarantine agency yesterday... 6931. December 23, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
UN concerned about China's food safet, UN
China has made "remarkable progress" in growing sufficient food to feed its people but its official efforts to silence people who alert the public to food safety problems are worrisome, a U.N. official said Thursday... 6932. December 23, 2010 | The Brunei Times
Green vehicles soon to check pollution, Brunei
FOR decades the petrol-guzzling car has been made the scapegoat by the environmental movement, for green activists say that automobiles pose a threat to the environment and an unnecessary luxury that mankind can do without... 6933. December 23, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Pollution latest problem from Calif. storm, USA
LOS ANGELES — California residents who endured flooding, mudslides and evacuations during a weeklong onslaught of rain now have another problem: contaminated water and fouled beaches... 6934. December 23, 2010 | nzherald
Toxic toy leaves toddler in agony, New Zealand
A toddler spent a night writhing in agony after playing with a toy containing toxic levels of lead at a Christmas party... 6935. December 23, 2010 | Breitbart.com
Denmark cancels Australian toxic waste shipment, Denmark
Denmark is cancelling planned imports of hazardous chemical waste from Australia for disposal following public opposition, the environment minister said Thursday... 6936. December 23, 2010 | People's Daily Online
Production suspended at manganese plant after toxic gas kills three, China
Production at a manganese plant in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was suspended after toxic gas killed three and poisoned 21 others early Thursday morning... 6937. December 23, 2010 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong Air Pollution Readings `Very High' at Central, Mong Kok Stations, Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index was “very high” at the roadside monitoring stations of Central and Mong Kok, triggering public health warnings, the Environmental Protection Department said... 6938. December 23, 2010 | Xinhua
Chemical spills in truck roll-over; 2 killed, China
GUIYANG - Two people were killed after a truck carrying chemicals overturned in Guizhou province Thursday, rescuers said... 6939. December 23, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Calif. to further study toxic chemical regulations, USA
LOS ANGELES -- California environmental officials plan to reconvene a task force early next year to further examine issues associated with regulating toxic chemicals in consumer products... 6940. December 23, 2010 | HealthDay News
Vegetarian Diet Cuts Kidney Patients' Levels of Toxic Phosphorus, USA
THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a vegetarian diet lowers kidney disease patients' levels of potentially toxic phosphorus in the blood and urine, says a small new study... 6941. December 23, 2010 | Xinhua
Production halted as toxic gas kills 3 in NW China, China
ZHONGNING, Ningxia - Production at a manganese plant in northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region was suspended after toxic gas killed three and poisoned 21 others early Thursday morning... 6942. December 23, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Methane gas byproduct leak forces closure of part of San Jose park, USA
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Part of a San Jose park has been closed indefinitely after a methane gas byproduct from a landfill leaked into a nearby creek... 6943. December 23, 2010 | Detroit Free Press
3 workers hurt in sewer explosion near Ann Arbor, USA
Three workers were injured in an explosion as they were repairing a sewer pump near Ann Arbor this morning, officials said... 6944. December 22, 2010 | The Brunei Times
Ecological danger threatens Gulf of Mexico, USA
THE Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded on April 20 in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers... 6945. December 22, 2010 | The Brunei Times
When a sleeping giant awakes..., Indonesia
A MAJOR earthquake struck off the coast of western Sumatra on October 25 killing over 400 people and leaving hundreds missing... 6946. December 22, 2010 | AAP
Gas leak at India drug plant kills 2, India
Police say a suspected gas leak in a drug manufacturing plant in southern India has killed at least two workers... 6947. December 22, 2010 | 3news.co.nz
Gas leak forces UN evacuation, New Zealand
UN security officials evacuated the buildings where the Security Council and the General Assembly had been scheduled to meet because of a suspicious odour apparently caused by a gas leak in the basement, UN officials said... 6948. December 22, 2010 | Xinhua
Five killed due to gas leak from heater in Turkey, Turkey
Five people were killed Wednesday due to carbon monoxide gas leak from a heater in Yolustu village in Turkey's northern Kastamonu province,... 6949. December 22, 2010 | The Canadian Press
16 ill after gas leak on ship near Port Colborne, Canada
Sixteen crew members on a foreign grain freighter were taken to Ontario hospitals early Wednesday after a phosphine gas leak made them violently ill... 6950. December 22, 2010 | Xinhua
EU suggests reducing shipping pollution, Belgiu
BRUSSELS - Shipping pollution should be reduced to tackle climate change and prevent damage to human health, a report from the European Commission said Tuesday...
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