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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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7051. December 15, 2010 | UNEP
New hope for migratory grassland birds of South America, Paraguay
Asunción, Paraguay/Bonn, 15 December 2010 - The rich grasslands in South America, home to one of the world's most valuable ecosystems is fast disappearing and migratory grassland birds,... 7052. December 14, 2010 | Environmental Health News
Rat poisons endanger 10,000 U.S. children every year, USA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has known for decades that kids have too-easy access to a new generation of super-toxic rat poisons. Every year, more than 10,000 kids are getting hold of them,... 7053. December 14, 2010 | UNEP
New atlas maps future of the environment in Latin America and Caribbean, Panama
Panama City, 14 December 2010 - From deforestation in Guatemala to the effects of mining in Colombia, a new atlas produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) uses over 200 striking satellite images to highlight the most pressing environmental issues in Latin America and the Caribbean... 7054. December 13, 2010 | Environmental Health News
"Super-toxic" rat poisons kill owls, other wildlife, British Columbia
Owls are dying under gruesome circumstances, bleeding to death from stomach hemorrhages in an agonizing and days-long decline. The culprit: An extra-potent class of rodenticides that has flooded the market in recent decades... 7055. December 13, 2010 | KERO Bakersfield
2 Injured After 2 500-Gallon Tanks Catch Fire, USA
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Two people were injured when two 500-gallon tanks caught fire Monday morning... 7056. December 13, 2010 | Gulf-Times
Anti-pollution campaign, Philippines
Elementary students play cymbals made from pots and pans during the launching of a campaign to highlight welcoming Christmas and New Year minus polluting and health-damaging firecrackers at an elementary school in Manila yesterday... 7057. December 13, 2010 | The Economic Times
Pollution at 'unhealthy levels' in Delhi, says CSE, India
NEW DELHI: Pollution is rising to "unhealthy levels" in the Indian capital, and this can cause several health problems, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said Monday... 7058. December 13, 2010 | Odessa American Online
Chemical leak contained (Friday), USA
City emergency personnel were on the scene of a highly flammable chemical leak on East Highway 80 underneath the JBS Parkway overpass for about two hours Friday trying to contain a leak from a rail car... 7059. December 13, 2010 | The Denver Post
Recyclers skirt ban on toxic e-waste by selling it overseas, USA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In the soft morning light, the silver-gray mountain of electronic trash did not look especially hazardous. But it was... 7060. December 13, 2010 | Scientific American
"Super-Toxic" Rat Poison Kills Owls, British Columbia
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – With the spooky glow of his headlamp illuminating an antenna in his hand, Paul Levesque stalks one of Canada’s last remaining barn owls... 7061. December 12, 2010 | Israel News
High level of air pollution due to dust storms, Israel
The Environmental Protection Ministry has warned against the high levels of air pollution expected throughout Israel due to a dust storm. High levels of airborne breathable particles have been felt in the center and south of Israel... 7062. December 12, 2010 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Region at risk: Can higher rates of death be linked to air pollution?, USA
Children still run and play in the Kerona neighborhood of Shippingport, the Beaver County community that lies along the smokestack-studded valley of the Ohio River... 7063. December 12, 2010 | BBC
Two in hospital after Lincolnshire chemical incident, England
Two people were taken to hospital with breathing difficulties following a chemical incident at a Lincolnshire factory... 7064. December 11, 2010 | The Daily Star
Unabated hazards of illegal chemical factories, Bangladesh
Incidents of fire keep on occurring in disconcerting regularity in the old part of the city, sometimes in the same locality. In a repeat of many such accidents caused by fire... 7065. December 11, 2010 | Examiner
California dog survives chemical burns and beating, USA
Bakersfield, CA - A small dog, grieviously wronged by her owner, has been swept into the hearts of animal lovers across the nation... 7066. December 11, 2010 | Euronews
Belgium bans toxic children’s puzzle mats, Belgium
Belgium is to ban the sale of all foam puzzle mats for babies and toddlers, citing tests showing they contain a cancer-causing chemical... 7067. December 11, 2010 | Natural News
Solar panels to become future source of toxic e-waste, USA
Scientists are calling upon solar panel manufacturers to set up a recycling infrastructure for their products now, before the supposedly green industry becomes the next major source of toxic e-waste... 7068. December 11, 2010 | Yakima Herald-Republic
Worker injured in hop plant explosion still hospitalized, USA
YAKIMA, Wash. -- A man injured in a Friday explosion at a Yakima hop processing plant remained at Harborview Medical Center, state officials said Saturday... 7069. December 11, 2010 | UNEP
UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun delivers balanced package of decisions, restores faith in multilateral process, UNEP
(Cancun, 11 December 2010) The UN Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, ended on Saturday with the adoption of a balanced package of decisions that set all governments more firmly on the path towards a ow-emissions future and support enhanced action on climate change in the developing world... 7070. December 10, 2010 | Gulf-Times
Alarming rise in pollution level in Islamabad, Pakistan
Pollution level has increased alarmingly in the Pakistani federal capital Islamabad due to mushroom growth of dumping sites in the city... 7071. December 10, 2010 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong Air Pollution Reaches `Very High' Level for Fifth Day in Central, Hong Kong
Air pollution was “very high” today at roadside in Hong Kong’s Central and Mong Kok districts, the Environmental Protection Department said on its website... 7072. December 10, 2010 | IOSH
Chemical plant blast kills two, USA
A deadly blast in a chemical plant in West Virginia's northern panhandle has killed two workers and injured one other... 7073. 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... 7074. 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.. 7075. 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...
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