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24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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7451. August 27, 2010 | UN
Pollution: Toxic chemicals convention takes effect with more pollutants included, UN
Nine toxic chemicals have been added to an international convention on organic substances that persistently pollute the environment and harm human health, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today as the updated agreement entered into force... 7452. August 26, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Mercury found at old Exxon site, Indonesia
An investigation by the Environment Ministry has found that soil at former workshop and warehouse facility of ExxonMobil in Hueng village in North Aceh allegedly contains mercury, a highly toxic metal... 7453. August 26, 2010 | The Hindu
Pollution threat to Yangtze, China
A new study has found widespread presence of hazardous chemicals in fish in China's longest and most important river, raising questions about the effectiveness and enforcement of environmental regulations... 7454. August 26, 2010 | Croner Select
London air pollution alerts, UK
Given the problems London is experiencing with regard to air pollution, a service called airTEXT, which alerts users by text, voice or e-mail, could be a useful way of keeping up to date with what is happening to the capital's air quality... 7455. August 26, 2010 | ANI
Chemical found in plastics 'can increase testosterone levels in men', USA
Washington, Scientists have for the first time identified changes in sex hormones associated with BPA exposure in men, in a large population study... 7456. August 26, 2010 | Hazards magazine | International Trade Union Confederation (ITU
Toxic chemicals action can benefit everyone, USA
There must be new legislative and policy measures to prevent exposure to toxic chemicals, a new US report has concluded. It says a mix of legislative and policy initiatives can deliver benefits for workers and the community... 7457. August 25, 2010 | People's Daily Online
Copper mine likely to be closed till end of year after east China river pollution, China
Zijin Mining Group Co., China's largest gold producer, is unlikely to get approval to resume production at one of its copper mines this year, after waste water contaminated a river in July, said local authorities Wednesday... 7458. August 25, 2010 | Athens Banner-Herald
DNR asks for update on Athens chemical spill, USA
ATLANTA — Environmental regulators offered assurances today to the Board of Natural Resources that officials are actively watching the cleanup of a July chemical spill in Athens that killed 15,000 fish in a nearby creek... 7459. August 25, 2010 | Kyiv Post
Warehouses of toxic chemicals catch fire in Sumy region, Ukraine
Residents from nearby villages complained of toxic smoke, headaches and eye irritation. Some are leaving the area, though no evacuation order was issued... 7460. August 25, 2010 | The State
Toxic chemical prompts warnings at Lake Wateree, USA
Some of Lake Wateree’s most popular game fish are polluted with a cancer-causing material that has made them unsafe to eat in more than moderate amounts... 7461. August 25, 2010 | The Scotsman
Campaigners reject report that clears factory of cancer link, UK
A DECADE-LONG battle over fears that chemicals in an electronics factory caused workers to develop cancer took an acrimonious turn yesterday, as campaigners questioned the validity of a study that said the claims were unfounded... 7462. August 25, 2010 | Rome News-Tribune
28 treated after ammonia leak at Rockmart’s Tip Top Poultry plant, USA
Twenty-eight employees were treated at area hospitals after an ammonia leak at Tip Top Poultry in Rock­mart on Wednesday morning... 7463. August 24, 2010 | China Daily/ANN
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop, China
ASIA is home to the half the world's population yet it has the least volume of freshwater of any other continent, except Antarctica if we discount its ice sheets... 7464. August 24, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Residents report West Jakarta malls for pollution, Indonesia
JAKARTA: Residents have filed a formal complaint against two malls in West Jakarta, alleging the management companies are polluting the area... 7465. August 24, 2010 | UK Recycle News
Ringwood motel owner fined for toxic waste on premises, UK
A RINGWOOD motel company has been fined £2,700 for failing to remove potentially toxic fridges, televisions and other rubbish that had been buried at the premises... 7466. August 24, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Spanish oil spill workers suffered chromosome damage: study, Spain
MADRID – Spanish fishermen who took part in a clean-up operation after the Prestige oil tanker spill in 2002 have shown symptoms of chromosomal damage and respiratory problems, a study released Tuesday said... 7467. August 24, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
5 in intensive care after ammonia leak at Alabama plant prompts 130 to seek medical attention, USA
THEODORE, ALA. — Five people were hospitalized in intensive care Tuesday as federal investigators sought the cause of an ammonia leak a day earlier in a plant that freezes chickens... 7468. August 24, 2010 | Reuters
U.S. says Chemtura to pay $26 mln over toxic sites, USA
Chemtura Corp, a producer of specialty chemicals, will pay $26 million to clean up 17 contaminated sites located in 14 U.S. states, under an agreement announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice... 7469. August 24, 2010 | KGO
EPA continues to work to improve Iron Mountain, USA
REDDING, CA -- Iron Mountain is one of the most toxic places in the nation. The water that runs from Iron Mountain near Redding has the acidity of a car battery and for years it ran straight into the Sacramento River -- a source of drinking water for millions and home to endangered Chinook salmon... 7470. August 23, 2010 | The Daily Star
Two factories fined for river pollution, Bangladesh
The Department of Environment in a drive fined two factories Tk 77 lakh yesterday for discharging untreated liquid waste in canals flowing to the Meghna river... 7471. August 23, 2010 | The Daily Star
2 more die drinking toxic liquor, Bangladesh
Two more men died on Saturday night drinking illegally made local alcoholic beverages, raising the toll of such deaths to 12 in Osmani Nagar upazila since Friday... 7472. August 23, 2010 | The Korea Times
Clearing up space pollution with spacecraft net, USA
A US company may provide a solution for space pollution through plans to create nets that can catch the ‘space debris’ floating around the Earth... 7473. August 23, 2010 | People's Daily Online
10 sickened after eating chemical-tainted crayfish in E China, China
More than 10 people in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province, have been poisoned by the eating of crayfish contaminated with excessive chemical-detergent residue, doctors said Monday... 7474. August 23, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Bangladesh top court bans ‘toxic’ ships, Bangladesh
DHAKA - Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has reimposed strict environmental controls on the country’s ship-breaking yards, a lawyer said Monday, in a verdict likely to trigger protests from the sector... 7475. August 23, 2010 | UNEP
Press Statement on the Cause of Oil Spills in the Niger Delta, Kenya
Nairobi, The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), at the request of the government of Nigeria, is conducting an environmental assessment of the impacts of oil spills in Ogoniland, in the Niger Delta, and options for remediation...
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