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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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7001. November 24, 2010 | Kuwait Times
Rain may add more problems to victims of Ahmadi gas leak, Kuwait
KUWAIT: While the recent prediction of rain arriving in Kuwait at the end of the month would usually be a welcome one, for residents of Ahmadi and the local environment it could spell the start of more problems over the ongoing gas leak crisis... 7002. November 24, 2010 | Hindustan Times
50 in hospital after gas leak in Navi Mumbai, India
About 50 people, including children, from Dongricha Pada village were hospitalised on Tuesday after they inhaled the poisonous ammonia gas, which leaked from the cold storage of a company in the Taloja MIDC area... 7003. November 24, 2010 | The Ottawa Citizen
Ruptured gas pipe briefly closes Richmond Rd, Canada
OTTAWA — Thirty workers working on a building under construction at 793 Richmond Road, were removed from the job site Wednesday afternoon after equipment ruptured a two-inch gas pipe... 7004. November 24, 2010 | Xinhua
Middle East Death toll rises in Haifa oil refinery gas leak, Israel
A third worker at an oil refinery in Israel's coastal city of Haifa died of injuries Wednesday morning, after a cloud of highly toxic bromine gas leaked out at the facility Tuesday evening, officials said... 7005. November 24, 2010 | China Daily
Residents no longer carp about pollution in river, China
Harbin - Catching a 5-kg grass carp in the Songhua River no longer comes as a surprise to fishermen in this capital city of Heilongjiang province... 7006. November 24, 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald
CSG miners banned from toxic chemicals, Australia
Queensland's parliament has banned mining companies from using four toxic chemicals in the extraction of coal seam gas... 7007. November 23, 2010 | The Straits Times
Asia's air pollution exceeds WHO limits, Singapore
SINGAPORE - AIR pollution in major cities in Asia exceeds the World Health Organisation's (WHO) air quality guidelines and toxic cocktails result in more than 530,000 premature deaths a year, according to a new report issued on Tuesday... 7008. November 23, 2010 | Mumbai Mirror
40 persons hospitalised after inhaling toxic gas, India
Today (November 23), over 40 persons were hospitalised after inhaling poisonous ammonia gas, which leaked from a tanker in a cold storage room of the R Naik Company in Navi Mumbai, police said... 7009. November 23, 2010 | UNEP
5 Gigatonnes - the gap between climate science and current climate cuts after Copenhagen?, UNEP
Helsinki/Mexico City/Nairobi/London/Washington DC, 23 November 2010 - Nations have the chance to deliver almost 60 per cent of the emissions reductions needed to keep global temperatures under a 2 degrees Celsius rise... 7010. November 23, 2010 | UNEP
UNEP Press launch: Can the Copenhagen Accord pledges limit global warming to 2 or 1.5 degrees Celsius?, UNEP
As governments prepare for the UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico from 29 November to 10 December, a new report spells out what the pledges of the past 12 months by governments might actually mean in terms of putting the world on track to limit global temperature rises... 7011. November 23, 2010 | Bhutan Observer
Landfill for industrial waste, Bhutan
The much-awaited industrial waste disposal facility at the Pasakha industrial estate in Phuentsholing will be ready by July next year. With the detailed project report (DPR) completed, construction is expected to begin soon... 7012. November 23, 2010 | Xinhua
Gas leak poisons 30 people in East China, China
NANJING - More than 30 people suffered chlorine gas poisoning after the toxic gas leaked out from a plant Tuesday in East China's Jiangsu province, local authorities said... 7013. November 23, 2010 | ABC News
Chemical spill measured, Australia
Tasmania's environmental watchdog has revealed less than a third of a consignment of industrial chemicals leaked into Bass Strait a week ago... 7014. November 23, 2010 | Pesticide & Chemical News
EPA OIG focusing on chemical risks, nanomaterials, endocrine disruptors, USA
EPA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) is focusing on a number of topics in the pesticide and chemical arena, including EPA's approach to nanomaterials, the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program and control of confidential business information outside of EPA, according to the office's fiscal 2011 annual plan, released Nov. 22... 7015. November 23, 2010 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong Air Pollution Hits `Very High' Level at 143 in Central District, Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index was a “very high” 143 at the Central district roadside monitoring station, the city’s Environmental Protection Department said on its website... 7016. November 23, 2010 | IRNA
Tehran announces November 24 day off due to alarming high air pollution, Iran
Tehran City Air Pollution Committee in its Monday evening session announced that entire offices, funds, banks, and schools would be closed Wednesday due to alarming high air pollution, IRNA reports... 7017. November 23, 2010 | Israel News
Three dead after toxic leak at Haifa oil refinery, Israel
Two people died on Tuesday evening and another person died of his wounds on Wednesday after a leak at a Haifa oil refinery released a cloud of toxic gas... 7018. November 22, 2010 | The Telegraph
China's 'toxic milk' father sacks lawyers as appeal window expires, Chaina
A Chinese father, who was jailed for two-and-a-half years after he tried to warn other parents during the country's toxic baby-milk crisis, has dismissed his lawyers on the final day for him to file an appeal... 7019. November 22, 2010 | edie.net
Toxic lead clear up at US schools, USA
Recent testing at 11 schools and 16 child care centres in Kansas has revealed elevated levels of toxic lead in the soil... 7020. November 22, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Cadmium, lead found in drinking glasses, USA
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Drinking glasses depicting comic book and movie characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman and the Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz" exceed federal limits for lead in children's products by up to 1,000 times, according to laboratory testing commissioned by The Associated Press... 7021. November 22, 2010 | TreeHugger
Water Supply in CA Town Contaminated with Toxic Chemical Used to Make Explosives, USA
The vast majority of the time, tap water is your best bet for clean, cheap water in the US. Not so in Barstow, CA... 7022. November 22, 2010 | AKI
Indonesia: Austrialian damages sought for Timor sea oil pollution, Indonesia
East Nusa Tengarra, 22 Nov. (AKI) - An governor in eastern Indonesia has asked the Australian government for damages for the pollution of the Timor Sea caused by an oil spill from the Montara oil field on in August, 2009... 7023. November 22, 2010 | The Hindu
Hospitals asked to end use of mercury: pollution control board, India
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has written to major hospitals in the district to phase out the use of mercury as it is a highly toxic substance, District Environment Engineer of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board K. Kamaraj said here on Sunday... 7024. November 22, 2010 | ShanghaiDaily
Fears of toxic gas blasts delay mine rescue, New Zealand
EFFORTS to rescue 29 men trapped in a New Zealand coal mine faced more agonising delays yesterday, as authorities began drilling a new shaft to test air quality because toxic gases made it too dangerous for rescue teams to go in... 7025. November 22, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Toxic metals found in cartoon drinking glasses, USA
Lab tests turn up 1,000 times the allowable amount of lead, plus cadmium, in ongoing probe...
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