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7151. 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... 7152. 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... 7153. 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... 7154. 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... 7155. 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... 7156. 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... 7157. 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... 7158. 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... 7159. 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... 7160. 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... 7161. 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... 7162. 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... 7163. 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... 7164. 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... 7165. November 22, 2010 | The Ottawa Citizen
Toxic gas concerns delay New Zealand mine rescue, Canada
A robot will probably be sent into a New Zealand coal mine where 29 men have been trapped for nearly three days as toxic gas delays the start of a rescue operation, a district mayor said today... 7166. November 21, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Deal settles most lawsuits over WTC toxic dust, USA
NEW YORK (AP) -- A deal reached by New York City and workers exposed to toxic dust that blanketed ground zero after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will resolve an overwhelming majority of the lawsuits over the city's failure to provide protective equipment to the responders... 7167. November 21, 2010 | Indo-Asian News Service (IANS)
Four die in China chemical plant blast, China
The toll in a blast at a chemical plant in northern China rose to four Sunday after rescuers found one more body at the site, Xinhua reported Sunday... 7168. November 21, 2010 | The Huffington Post
2009 CO2 Emissions: Global Economic Recession Caused Carbon Dioxide Pollution To Drop For First Time In A Decade, USA
WASHINGTON — Here's one plus from the global economic recession: Carbon dioxide pollution last year dropped for the first time in a decade... 7169. November 21, 2010 | Reuters
Toxic leak at Israel's Oil Refineries injures four, Israel
HAIFA, Israel, Nov 21 (Reuters) - A suspected leak of toxic material at Israel's Oil Refineries seriously injured four employees on Tuesday, emergency services said... 7170. November 20, 2010 | The Ottawa Citizen
Gas cloud forms after chemical leak at Ontario plant, Canada
AMHERSTBURG, Ont. — Ontario officials are investigating a “substantial” chemical leak at a Amherstburg plant... 7171. November 19, 2010 | UNEP
Billions of trees, cleaner stoves and the power of sugar: 30 Ways in 30 Days to meet Climate Change Challenge, Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya, 19th November 2010 - The power of building blocks to counter erosion, the effect of a more efficient cooking stove on fragile gorilla habitat, and the inspiring campaign that has registered 10 billion trees planted in four years, all featured in week three of the "30 Ways in 30 Days" initiative... 7172. November 18, 2010 | Evening Express
100 oil workers in major North Sea gas leak drama Probe into ‘major’ leak on rig, UK
MORE than 100 North Sea oil staff were put on high alert after a major gas leak on a platform... 7173. November 18, 2010 | Xinhua
China orders crackdown on heavy metals pollution, China
BEIJING - China's Ministry of Environmental Protection Wednesday urged local government agencies to step up checks on heavy metals industries and punish those companies illegally discharging pollutants... 7174. November 18, 2010 | ABC News
Toxic plants may have killed 40 horses, Australia
Biosecurity Queensland is investigating the isolated deaths of 40 horses in the Muttaburra district in central west Queensland... 7175. November 18, 2010 | The Straits Times
Toxic spill victims to hold off protest, Hungary
BUDAPEST - VICTIMS of a toxic mud spill in Hungary last month have said they will hold off a planned protest for compensation if they receive a visit by Prime Minister Viktor Orban...
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