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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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6951. December 3, 2010 | UNEP
Action on World's Waste Can Help Combat Climate Change While Increasing Access to Energy Says New UNEP Report, Mexico
Cancún (Mexico), 3 December 2010 - Cutting emissions from the global waste sector, including the potent greenhouse gas methane, could play a part in combating climate change, says a new report released today... 6952. December 3, 2010 | UNEP
Managing nutrients presents both challenges and solutions to food security, India
Delhi, India, 3 December 2010. As global populations increase, a growing demand for food can be achieved through sustainable production and use of fertilizers which if not managed correctly will impact food security as well as water quality and availability,... 6953. December 2, 2010 | People's Daily Online
Chemical plant blast in north China kills three, injures one, China
Three people were killed and one injured in a chemical plant blast early Thursday morning in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local safety authorities said... 6954. December 2, 2010 | TreeHugger
1/3 of Lead Air Pollution Found in San Francisco Originated in Asia, USA
Regulating pollution is a notoriously difficult enterprise, and that's largely because particulates or emissions spewed in one place may end up impacting folks thousands of miles away... 6955. December 2, 2010 | Reuters
Air pollution tied to babies' ear infection risk, USA
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Babies and toddlers who live in areas with moderate air pollution may have a higher risk of middle-ear infection than those breathing cleaner air, a Canadian study suggests... 6956. December 2, 2010 | Deccan Herald
Water pollution turns male birds gay, UK
Water pollution is posing a threat to bird population by causing males to go gay, scientists say... 6957. December 2, 2010 | Hindustan Times
Toxic winter air could damage your lungs, India
It's winter and Delhi's air is heavy with toxic dust particles that travel to the deeper parts of your lungs, making you sick. Government data shows that the levels of particulate matters are over 300% more than levels considered tolerable for public health... 6958. December 2, 2010 | ANI
Problem of toxic lead in used consumer products extremely widespread, USA
Washington, Dec 2 : In a new paper, researchers have revealed that the problem of toxic lead in used consumer products is extremely widespread and present at levels that are far beyond safe limits... 6959. December 2, 2010 | Medical News Today
Arsenic-Polluted Water Toxic To Bangladesh Economy: Study Is First To Show Large-Scale Immediate Results Of 'Mass Poisoning', Bangladesh
The well-reported arsenic contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh - called the "largest mass poisoning of a population in history" by the World Health Organization... 6960. December 2, 2010 | New Scientist
Toxic heavy metals reach top of the world, USA
Following in Edmund Hillary's footsteps? Don't drink the water on your way up. Dangerous levels of arsenic and cadmium have been found in snow samples from mount Everest... 6961. December 2, 2010 | The Times-Picayune
3 workers injured in oil rig explosion, USA
Three workers were injured Wednesday when a wellhead exploded in Bayou Perot in lower Jefferson Parish... 6962. December 2, 2010 | UNEP
Acidification May Push Already Over-Stressed Oceans into the Red, UNEP
Rising C02 Concentrations Could Have Increasing Impacts on Key Fisheries and the Billions Depending Upon Them... 6963. December 1, 2010 | Mail Online
Toothpaste chemical 'that can leave unborn babies brain damaged', UK
A chemical in toothpastes and soaps has been linked with brain damage to babies in the womb... 6964. December 1, 2010 | The Straits Times
Pollution, heart disease link, USA
WASHINGTON - BY PHOTOGRAPHING tiny blood vessels in a person's eyes, researchers have found a way to link exposure to air pollution with a higher risk of heart disease, a study published on Tuesday said... 6965. December 1, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
China says 2010 pollution goal met, China
BEIJING (AFP) - China has met its 2010 target to cut emissions of key pollutants and is on track to meet its energy efficiency goal, state media on Wednesday quoted the country's top climate change official as saying... 6966. December 1, 2010 | ShanghaiDaily
Toxic adhesive waste sold as fuel to bathhouses, China
A MAN was under police custody for illegally obtaining about 100 tons of adhesive waste and selling the substance which can emit cancer-inducing dioxin when burnt to bathhouses in Zhenjiang of Jiangsu Province as fuel... 6967. December 1, 2010 | Indian Express
EU bans 'toxic' honey imports from India, India
The government today informed Parliament that the European Union has banned imports of honey from India on account of presence of heavy metals in the consignments... 6968. December 1, 2010 | GMANews.TV
EcoWaste: Plastic still top cause of Manila Bay pollution, Phillippines
Discarded plastic remains the top cause of waste pollution in Manila Bay, the latest waste audit of an international coalition of environmental groups said... 6969. December 1, 2010 | The Daily Times
UPDATE: Chlorine leak clamped at Salisbury water plant; no serious injuries, UK
SALISBURY — A damaged pipe that leaked chlorine-treated water at a city water treatment plant on East Main Street and sent two Public Works Department employees to the hospital has been clamped, city officials have announced... 6970. December 1, 2010 | Bloomberg
Dixie Chemical Reports Release at Texas Plant, Evacuates Workers, USA
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Dixie Chemical Co. reported a propylene amine release at its Bayport, Texas, plant earlier today that led to workers being evacuated, according to a message left on a community hotline... 6971. December 1, 2010 | UNEP
Multi billion dollar benefits of global switch to energy-efficient lighting, Mexico
Cancun, 1 December 2010 - Indonesia could save $1 billion a year and cut its greenhouse gas emissions by eight million tonnes of CO2 annually - the equivalent of taking two million cars off the road a year - by switching to energy-saving bulbs... 6972. November 30, 2010 | Times of Malta
Harmful chemical in baby bottles banned, EU
Baby feeding bottles are to be made safer under an EU ban on the use of a potentially harmful chemical in their manufacture... 6973. November 30, 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Injunction sought to stop toxic pollutants, Australia
HE $6 billion Barangaroo project has hit a legal snag, with a coalition of opposition groups seeking an injunction to halt early works over the risk of toxic pollutants leaching into the harbour... 6974. November 30, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
CU student slightly injured in lab explosion, USA
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- A student at the University of Colorado in Boulder has a minor injury after chemicals he was using in a lab exploded... 6975. November 30, 2010 | The Canadian Press
Teens in hospital after using ‘psychoactive chemical’ bought off the Internet, Canada
Durham region police are issuing a warning after three teens became ill — one seriously — while experimenting with a chemical compound purchased over the Internet...
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