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7351. October 15, 2010 | The Straits Times
Bisphenol A toxic: Canada, Canada
OTTAWA - 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... 7352. October 14, 2010 | The Times-Tribune
Midvalley industrial spill sends 40 to hospital, thousands into lockdown, USA
OLYPHANT - It moved down the valley "like a great, big fog." "It was probably 200 to 300 feet in the air," Throop Patrol Officer Michael Huffstutler recalled. "It looked like a cumulus cloud, one of those puffy clouds.".. 7353. October 14, 2010 | Carnousite Today
Polystyrene Pollution Fury, Scotland
THE TENS of thousands of polystyrene pellets found on Broughty Beach during the recent Beach Watch survey caused outrage at Tuesday's meeting of Broughty Ferry Community Council... 7354. October 14, 2010 | JSOnline
Suit filed over Fox River pollution cleanup, USA
With negotiations faltering over a final settlement to clean up the polluted Fox River, state and federal officials filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a group of companies and municipalities over paying for the massive project in northeastern Wisconsin... 7355. October 14, 2010 | The Sofia Echo
Hungarian toxic flood plant director released, Hungarian
Hungarian authorities have released the director of an alumina plant that flooded several towns with toxic waste, killing nine people, injuring at least 100 others. Government officials say production at the metals plant will resume by Friday, despite concerns among local residents about more flooding... 7356. October 13, 2010 | Zanesville Times Recorder
Insecticide spill leads to Ohio school evacuation, USA
MARION -- Three students and an instructor were taken to Marion General Hospital and about 850 students were evacuated from Tri-Rivers Career Center after a can of insecticide broke open in a floral design class Tuesday afternoon... 7357. October 13, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chemical cloud in NE Pa. sends dozens to hospital, USA
OLYPHANT, Pa. — A nasty smelling chemical cloud was released from a manufacturing company in the northeastern Pennsylvania borough of Olyphant on Wednesday morning, sending about 30 people to hospitals and prompting schools to lock down... 7358. October 13, 2010 | Wilmslow Express
Chemical spill closes road and pollutes brook, UK
The Environment Agency were last night testing water samples after a major chemical spill closed parts of the Handforth Bypass and contaminated a 600-metre stretch of nearby water... 7359. October 13, 2010 | Common Dreams
Chemical Threat: Groups Call for Pesticide Ban
, USA
YAKIMA, Wash. - October 13 - 13,000 individuals and organizations from across the U.S. sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today calling for a ban on the pesticide chlorpyrifos and a phase out of other organophosphate (OP) pesticides... 7360. October 13, 2010 | Arab News
Liver diseases linked to environmental pollution, Egypt
Most liver complaints are linked to environmental pollution, an Egyptian liver specialist has claimed. “No one these days believe that liver diseases are related to bilharzia... 7361. October 12, 2010 | ABS-CBN News
Chemical odor downs 14 people in Iloilo, Philippines
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Thirteen students and a teacher at a college in Iloilo City were brought to a hospital Monday when they fell ill after reportedly inhaling a foul chemical... 7362. October 12, 2010 | WBNS-10TV
3 Students, Instructor Hospitalized After Chemical Spills Inside Marion School, USA
MARION, Ohio — A chemical spilled inside a classroom Tuesday afternoon, forcing four people to a hospital and evacuating the Tri-Rivers Career Center... 7363. October 12, 2010 | Indian Express
Pollution levels headed south, India
With many private and most commercial vehicles staying off the roads for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi has reported a steep fall in pollution levels in the last two weeks... 7364. October 12, 2010 | Indian Express
Pollution levels headed south, India
With many private and most commercial vehicles staying off the roads for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi has reported a steep fall in pollution levels in the last two weeks... 7365. October 12, 2010 | 9NEWS.com
Firefighters quickly stop ammonia leak, USA
Denver - Firefighters helped prevent a haz-mat situation from getting much worse on Monday... 7366. October 12, 2010 | International Business Times
Australia to set a price on coal pollution, Australia
As the country struggles to retain its global competitiveness but retaining its current energy production levels to sustain local industries, the Australian Parliament has dedided to put a price on coal emissions.... 7367. October 12, 2010 | The Guardian
Recycling electrical waste can be made safer, researchers say, UK
Dealing with our electronic waste is hazardous – but a new course hopes to make it safer for the 'dismantlers'... 7368. October 12, 2010 | The Ecologist
Poverty forces Roma people to scavenge toxic e-waste, France
Persecuted Roma communities in France are being forced to scavenge for dangerous e-waste, potentially threatening health and questioning the country's recycling policies... 7369. October 11, 2010 | Northants ET
Chemical spill closes A6003, UK
A chemical spill has closed a busy road. The A6003 has been closed from the Fourways roundabout to the junction with the A6116 by Rockingham Castle after a lorry overturned and shed its load of forklift batteries... 7370. October 11, 2010 | People's Daily Online
Chemical spill sickens 90 in east China city, China
Ninety people have been sent to hospitals since Saturday in a city in east China's Jiangxi Province after industrial gas leaked out of a chemical plant, hovering parts of the city for three hours, local government officials said Sunday... 7371. October 11, 2010 | Daily Echo
chemical spill 'a false alarm', UK
FIRE crews called to reports of a chemical spill at a Hampshire block of flats have described the incident as a false alarm... 7372. October 11, 2010 | Hindustan Times
32 killed as China suffers its worst pollution day, China
Thirty two people were killed in accidents related to thick fog in China as most parts of the country got enveloped by thick smog and foul air, prompting officials to declare the conditions as "poor" in many places and "hazardous" in some others... 7373. October 11, 2010 | The Denver Post
Ammonia leak at Denver ice plant prompts evacuation, USA
Workers at a Denver plant that manufactures ice were evacuated during the lunch hour today because of an ammonia leak. 7374. October 11, 2010 | Chicago Tribune
2 Injured in Fire at Liberty Plant, USA
LIBERTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A machine caught fire after it malfunctioned at the Supertex Liberty Industries plant on East Butler Ave. around 2 p.m. Monday, injuring two people... 7375. October 11, 2010 | PaintSquare News
Euclid Chemical Plant Fire under Investigation, USA
Authorities are investigating the cause of a weekend blaze that destroyed a Euclid Chemical manufacturing plant in rural central Illinois...
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