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7026. December 10, 2010 | Natural News
Help reverse last-minute decision to use highly toxic pesticide on strawberries, USA
In a shocking, last-minute decision by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), the agency approved the use of methyl iodide, a highly-toxic carcinogen, as a pesticide for conventional strawberries... 7027. December 10, 2010 | Voice Online
Woman jailed over toxic food from Africa, UK
Lambeth-based trader distributed 'dangerous' peanut butter and groundnut paste across UK.. 7028. December 10, 2010 | ANI
Pakistan floods released stored toxic chemicals into environment, Mexico
Cancún (Mexico), Dec 10 : The unprecedented floods that tore through Pakistan earlier this year released some 3000 tonnes of dangerous chemicals into the environment, a report due to be published next year has said... 7029. December 10, 2010 | edie.net
Climate change increases risks of toxic pollutants, UN
A UN study has found that climate change increases exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heightens their toxic effects on humans and the environment... 7030. December 10, 2010 | Grist
Leaked document shows EPA allowed bee-toxic pesticide despite own scientists’ red flags, USA
It's not just the State and Defense departments that are reeling this month from leaked documents. The Environmental Protection Agency now has some explaining to do, too... 7031. December 9, 2010 | People's Daily Online
No pollution reported after pesticide factory explosions in east China, China
A blaze that started at a pesticide factory in east China's Shandong Province Wednesday caused no pollution, environment authorities said Thursday... 7032. December 9, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Chemical used in bills linked to cancer – study, USA
Cash register receipts and paper money have been found to contain high levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical linked to cancer, obesity and early puberty, a study published on Wednesday said. Researchers from US nonprofit groups Safer Chemicals,... 7033. December 9, 2010 | The Times of India
Inter student dies inhaling toxic fumes, India
HYDERABAD: An Intermediate student, Md Gaffur, died due to suffocation after a candle fell on the washing machine emitting poisonous fumes, at H F Nagar near Sanjeevareddy Nagar on late Tuesday night... 7034. December 9, 2010 | San Jose Mercury News
Speier hosts free screening for toxic metals in kids' products, USA
BURLINGAME -- Parents worried by recent recalls of toys and other children's products will get a chance to have their possessions screened for dangerous metals Saturday... 7035. December 9, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
You're in the rss California - California State Wire section 4 injured in Sonoma County septic system blast, USA
OCCIDENTAL, Calif. -- Authorities say four men were injured in an explosion at a Sonoma County conference center that apparently occurred when a spark ignited methane in a septic system... 7036. December 9, 2010 | UNEP
Two European Countries Announce More Fast-Track Climate Funding in Cancun, UNEP
Cancun, 9 December 2010-Fast-track climate funding for vulnerable mountain communities and low carbon development strategies was announced today by the governments of Denmark and Germany and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)... 7037. December 8, 2010 | BusinessDay
Tailings dams and radioactive bricks - acid water in Gauteng, South Africa
"Waste from gold mines constitutes the largest single source of waste and pollution in South Africa… Acid mine drainage may continue for many years after mines are closed and tailings dams decommissioned.."... 7038. December 8, 2010 | The Huffington Post
EPA Delays Stricter Mercury, Smog Pollution Limits, Accused Of Appeasing GOP, USA
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying new rules that would impose stricter limits on several harmful air pollutants... 7039. December 8, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical blast kills 7 at Internet cafe in China, China
BEIJING (AP) — An explosion caused by illegally stored chemicals killed seven people and injured 37 at an Internet cafe in southwestern China, state media and the local government said Sunday... 7040. December 8, 2010 | Los Angeles Times
Chemical thought to be from food packaging found in package of butter, USA
Flame retardant chemicals that are known to be harmful to health have been found in a package of butter sampled in a Dallas grocery story, according to a study published Tuesday. This is the first reported case of food contamination that is thought to have resulted from the chemicals used in the food packaging... 7041. December 8, 2010 | Littlehampton Gazette
Chemical leak at Littlehampton Co-Op, UK
FIREFIGHTERS were called to the Co-Op in Wick Street, Littlehampton, after fumes were smelled coming from an equipment room... 7042. December 8, 2010 | The Ecologist
Toxic bisphenol-A found in US shopping receipts and dollar bills, USA
Campaigners call for ban on suspected hormone-disrupting chemical BPA after study discovers high quantities in paper receipts and bank notes... 7043. December 7, 2010 | USEPA - Environmental Protection Agency
More than 1.4 billion pounds of harmful air, land, and water pollution to be reduced, USA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the release of its annual enforcement and compliance results... 7044. December 7, 2010 | PhysOrg.com
Scientists set to calculate individuals' exposure to traffic pollution, England
Researchers at King's College London are developing ways of working out a person's individual exposure to traffic pollution when travelling to, from, and around London... 7045. December 7, 2010 | ITV Local
Plastic Pollution, South Atlantic
Plastic "lake" discovered in Southern Ocean... 7046. December 7, 2010 | TOLOnews.com
Pollution Kills 3000 in Kabul Every Year, Afghanistan
The National Environment Protection Office Tuesday announced that 3,000 people annually die of air pollutions in the capital Kabul.. 7047. December 7, 2010 | PhysOrg.com
Scientists identify new concerns for antibiotic resistance, pollution,
When an antibiotic is consumed, researchers have learned that up to 90 percent passes through a body without metabolizing. This means the drugs can leave the body almost intact through normal bodily functions... 7048. December 7, 2010 | Monsters and Critics
Lenin and Marx raise funds for Hungary's toxic spill victims, Hungary
Budapest - An auction of Communist-era relics discovered in the basement of a government building in Hungary raised close to 12 million forints (58,000 dollars) for victims of a recent toxic waste spill, the state news agency MTI reported on Tuesday... 7049. December 7, 2010 | PhysOrg.com
High levels of toxic particles found in fireworks, Canada
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fireworks can be spectacular. However, the gas and smoke produced by the colorful explosions carry extremely high levels of toxic particles, according to a study by Audrey Smargiassi, a professor at the Universite de Montreal Department of Environmental and Occupational Health... 7050. December 7, 2010 | UNEP
From Fire to Flowers - Kenya's Renewable Energy Cycle, UNEP
Nairobi, 07 December 2010 - The landscape around Navaisha town, about an hour's drive from Kenya's capital, Nairobi...
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