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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26
th
June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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7101. 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...
7102. 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...
7103. 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...
7104. 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...
7105. 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...
7106. 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...
7107. 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...
7108. 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...
7109. 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...
7110. 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...
7111. 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...
7112. 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...
7113. 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...
7114. 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...
7115. November 30, 2010 | Which? News
Chemical to be banned from baby bottles, UK
Bisphenol A (BPA) - a potentially harmful chemical added to polycarbonate plastic, is to be banned from use in baby bottles throughout the EU from next year...
7116. November 30, 2010 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong Air Pollution Tops `Very High' at Three Roadside Stations Today, Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection Department reported “very high” air pollution at three roadside stations in the city this morning...
7117. November 29, 2010 | The Telegraph
Toxic concern forces chemical ban, India
Paradip, Nov. 29: The marine fisheries directorate has clamped prohibitory orders on use of any form of chemical for dry fish processing...
7118. November 29, 2010 | Toronto Sun
Chemical in soap could give children allergies, Canada
You may want to put away the antibacterial soaps — a new study shows children and teens who use them may suffer from more allergies...
7119. November 29, 2010 | Trend
Tehran announces days off due to alarming high air pollution, Iran
Iran has announced Dec. 1 and 2 as days off in institutions, organizations and schools in Tehran, Rey and Shimiranat due to alarming levels of air pollution...
7120. November 29, 2010 | People's Daily Online
Tehran to close government offices, schools again for air pollution: report, Iran
Tehran Governor Morteza Tamaddon said Sunday that all government offices, funds, banks and schools of Tehran would be closed on Dec. 1 and 2 due to the alarming high air pollution in the city, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported...
7121. November 29, 2010 | China Daily
Safeguarding environment a priority, China
BEIJING - China continues to face mounting pressure to curb environmental degradation, despite progress in reducing pollution over the last five years, the environmental protection minister warned...
7122. November 28, 2010 | McClatchy
Where's most of that toxic e-waste going? Overseas, USA
In the soft morning light, the silver-gray mountain of electronic trash did not look especially hazardous. But it was...
7123. November 28, 2010 | The cornucopia Institute
Dirty Little Secret in the Natural Foods Industry: Toxic Chemical Use, USA
CORNUCOPIA, WI—Since 2009, when research by The Cornucopia Institute exposed “the dirty little secret” of the soyfoods industry, vocal concern from consumers over the use of the toxic solvent hexane has led several prominent food companies to switch to cleaner soy ingredients in their veggie burgers and nutrition bars...
7124. November 28, 2010 | ABC News
Australian PM to Price Carbon Pollution Next Year, Australia
Prime minister says Australia will decide next year how to make major polluters pay for carbon...
7125. November 28, 2010 | Postmedia News
Canada won’t follow U.S. pollution regulations: Baird, Canada
OTTAWA — Canada isn’t considering similar regulations to those that will soon push big polluters in the United States — such as power plants and oil refineries — to become more energy efficient...