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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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7326. October 25, 2010 | Gulf-Times
Pakistan most vulnerable to pollution, says expert, Pakistan
Pakistan is the most vulnerable country in South Asia to pollution because of the large-scale adoption of generators and uninterruptible power supply units.... 7327. October 25, 2010 | Bloomberg
Hong Kong Air Pollution Reaches `Very High' 109 Level in Central District, Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index reached a “very high” level of 109 in Central business district as of 8 a.m. today, the city’s Environmental Protection Department said on its website... 7328. October 24, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Wyoming oil spill hints at Niobrara shale's potential, USA
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Word is out that a well in southeast Wyoming has tapped oil from the Niobrara Shale -- not from a company news release or government records, but from 15 acres of ranch land blackened by an oil spill... 7329. October 23, 2010 | Daily news
10 students injured as explosion rocks North High, USA
An explosion during a lunchtime cooking event at North High School in Torrance caused minor injuries Friday to 10 students, including four who sustained second-degree burns... 7330. October 22, 2010 | Planet Earth Online
Fences reduce water pollution, UK
Simply fencing off streams and drainage ditches so farm animals can't deposit manure in and around them could cut levels of faecal pollution dramatically, according to scientists... 7331. October 22, 2010 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Two flown to hospital after Kennecott chlorine gas leak, USA
Two people were flown to the hospital Friday morning after inhaling chlorine gas in the power plant at Kennecott Utah Copper’s mine... 7332. October 21, 2010 | The Daily Star
867 chemical depots run without licence, Bangladesh
A total of 867 chemical factories and warehouses out of 994 in the city have been running without licence from the fire service and civil defence department, says a senior fire official... 7333. October 20, 2010 | The Daily Star
Carbon tax on the horizon, Bangladesh
Industrialists and businessmen have welcomed the government's plan to introduce green tax for the factories that emit excessive carbon, but sought time and necessary support to introduce green technology measures... 7334. October 20, 2010 | TCPalm.com
Non-hazardous chemical spill closes roads in area of St. James Drive, Airoso in Port St. Lucie, USA
PORT ST. LUCIE — Several thousand gallons of a diluted blend of reacted lime and calcium carbonate spilled after a tanker truck rolled over Wednesday morning, shutting down an intersection for hours as crews worked to clean up the tawny colored material, officials said... 7335. October 20, 2010 | Pakistan Observer
Hazardous pollution, Pakistan
This has been observed by chest specialist doctors (pulmonologists) and community medicine specialists that Badin rice mill continuously been polluting environment of main city badin and casting hazardous effects of its pollution on its adjoining resident homes and resident area... 7336. October 19, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Ammonia Leak Prompts Evacuation of 250 in Morris, USA
It wasn't a very restful night for dozens of people in west-central Minnesota... 7337. October 19, 2010 | The Virginian-Pilot
2,000 gallons of chemical spilled in Chesapeake, USA
About 2,000 gallons of chemical fertilizer spilled in the city's South Hill area Monday afternoon in the same area where a much larger spill damaged homes two years ago... 7338. October 19, 2010 | American Thoracic Society
Air pollution exposure increases risk of severe COPD, Denmark
Long term exposure to low-level air pollution may increase the risk of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to researcher s in Denmark. While acute exposure of several days to high level air pollution was known to be a risk factor for exacerbation in pre-existing COPD,... 7339. October 19, 2010 | The Hindu
Can use of clean fuel alone check air pollution?, India
With Transport Minister K.N.Nehru recently announcing that a deadline would soon be set for all autorickshaws and taxis in the city to switchover to LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), the issue of ambient air quality and the strategy of adopting alternative fuels to make Chennai ‘greener' has come into focus again... 7340. October 18, 2010 | This is Hampshire
Chemical leak at Aquadrome, UK
A SPORTS centre in Basingstoke was evacuated this morning after reports of a chemical leak... 7341. October 18, 2010 | East Anglian Daily Times
School block evacuated after gas leak, England
Fire crews sealed off a 10-classroom block at Philip Morant School, Colchester, after ammonia was reported leaking from a fridge shortly after 8am... 7342. October 18, 2010 | Orlando Sentinel
Toxic schools: Could mold be the reason your child is sick?, USA
Six-year-old Anthony Aliseo was miserable. He had headaches, pressure between his eyes, trouble breathing and, occasionally, suffered the indignity of vomiting in front of his classmates... 7343. October 18, 2010 | Brisbane Tines
Government covered up toxic waste plans, Australia
The state government deliberately delayed briefing Penrith City Council on plans to dump 5000 tonnes of toxic soil in western Sydney until after it had signed a contract with the waste company, internal documents reveal... 7344. October 17, 2010 | St. Petersburg Times
EPA plays catchup on costly Florida water pollution, USA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which is supposed to enforce the nation's rules on water pollution, has suffered a pair of black eyes from two recent court cases in Florida... 7345. October 17, 2010 | The Vancouver Sun
Kids’ jewelry shows high levels of toxic metal cadmium: Health Canada documents, Canada
OTTAWA — Three in 10 pieces of children’s jewelry tested by Health Canada for cadmium in the past year were made of as much as 93 per cent of the highly toxic metal, internal government test results show... 7346. October 17, 2010 | Hindustan Times
India's super toxic air, unmasked, India
Have you ever heard of a highly poisonous chemical called Bisphenol-A? It's been found in several kinds of plastics, such as some hard water bottles and containers, added to give them specific properties... 7347. October 16, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Canada declares Bisphenol A toxic, Canada
CANADA has become the first country in the world to declare as toxic Bisphenol A, a compound used in many consumer products, despite opposition by the chemical industry... 7348. October 15, 2010 | The Age
Australia unswayed by Canada's move to ban chemical, Australia
THE country's top food safety regulator has defended the use of a chemical that has been linked to hormonal defects, despite a decision by the Canadian government to declare it toxic... 7349. October 15, 2010 | ABC News
Choice calls for ban on plastics chemical, Australia
Consumer group Choice is calling on Australia's food safety regulator to follow Canada's lead and declare a chemical found in plastics toxic... 7350. October 15, 2010 | Bernama
Five Students Hospitalised Due To Chemical Fumes Inhalation, Malaysia
YAN, Five students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Guar Chempedak were admitted to the Yan Hospital Thursday due to inhalation of chemical fumes believed to be from a factory here...
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