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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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7526. August 11, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
General Chemical facility partially closed by fire, USA
GREEN RIVER, Wyo. - A fire at the General Chemical Corp. mining facility in southwest Wyoming has interrupted part of its operations... 7527. August 11, 2010 | Indo-Asian News Service (IANS)
Unknown chemical leak from MSC Chitra, India
A minor leakage of a chemical has been reported from the sinking Panamanian ship MSC Chitra even as an international team of salvagers initiated attempts to stop containers from falling off the vessel, an official said in Mumbai on Wednesday... 7528. August 11, 2010 | Travel & Nature
Lobster Dieoffs Linked to Plastic Pollution, Including Bisphenol A, USA
We know plastic pollution in the oceans is causing problems among marine life, including becoming a food source that is anything but nourishing... 7529. August 11, 2010 | The New York Times
NASA Tracks Pollution Flow from Russian Fires, USA
NASA has released video showing the pall of pollution spreading from the wildfires in and around Russia... 7530. August 11, 2010 | The Nation
Toxic dump found in Bang Bon district, Thailand
A toxic substance containing heavy metals was detected in industrial waste dumped near a community in Bangkok's Bang Bon district, Deputy Governor Malinee Sukavrejworakit said yesterday... 7531. August 11, 2010 | Reuters
Russia says fires burn Chernobyl-tainted forests, Russia
MOSCOW – Fires have scorched forests contaminated with radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, a Russian forestry official said on Wednesday, but it was unclear how dangerous the smoke might be... 7532. August 10, 2010 | IPS
Uranium mining poses toxic pollution, Australia
AS A mining giant prepares to open a major uranium mining site in Western Australia next year, the clamour for the state to once more ban mining of the radioactive mineral has become louder... 7533. August 10, 2010 | edie.net
US landfill fire sparks toxic smoke fears, USA
Environmental regulators reassured people they faced no serious health risk from smoke billowing out of a burning landfill in Oklahoma... 7534. August 10, 2010 | Houston Chronicle
Texas files suit against BP over plant’s toxic emissions, USA
BP illegally emitted 500,000 pounds of air contaminants at its Texas City refinery over a recent 40-day period, and poor operating practices have caused “egregious” pollution at the plant over the much of the past decade, the state of Texas alleged in a lawsuit Monday... 7535. August 9, 2010 | Viet Nam News
HCM City residents to have clean water by 2015, Viet Nam
HCM CITY — Sai Gon Water Supply Corporation has set a target of supplying clean water to 91.86 per cent of city residents by 2015... 7536. August 9, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Official points out hidden health risks of e-cigarettes, Indonesia
"When inhaled it will let out smoke with desired flavor, it's not dangerous and the LED light will lit up in red as if burning. It is just cool!" ... 7537. August 9, 2010 | The Times of India
Toxic materials may have got mixed with oil leaked in sea: DGS Read more: Toxic materials may have got mixed with oil leaked in sea: DGS, India
MUMBAI: Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) on Monday said it feared that toxic and corrosive materials may have got mixed up with fuel oil in the sea off the city coast due to the collision of two cargo vessels... 7538. August 9, 2010 | The Times of India
Fire rages in chemical unit in Shivajinagar, India
BANGALORE: A chemical unit bang in the middle of a busy commercial area caught fire, sparking chaos and alarm in and around Commercial Street on Sunday evening... 7539. August 9, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Japan to export low-carbon technologies, Japan
JAPAN is seeking to export low-carbon technology and equipment to nine mostly Asian countries in exchange for "right-to-pollute" credits, a press report said yesterday... 7540. August 9, 2010 | ABC News
Children hurt in chemical attack, Australia
A boy has been questioned by police after two children were burnt by chemicals thrown at their pram from a rooftop in Melbourne... 7541. August 9, 2010 | Naples Daily News
VIDEO/PHOTOS: 7 sent to the hospital after chemical incident at North Naples business, Italy
Chemical fumes sent seven employees of a North Naples manufacturing company to the hospital Monday morning... 7542. August 9, 2010 | BBC
Chemical leak closes main road by Stonehenge, England
A main route near Stonehenge was closed in both directions after a drum containing chemicals fell off a flat bed lorry and onto the road ... 7543. August 9, 2010 | The Huffington Post
7 Toxic Seafood Chemicals That You Don't Know About (Photos), USA
Read More: Arsenic, BP Oil Spill, BP Oil Spill 2010, Chemicals In Fish, Chlorinated Dioxins, Ddt, Dioxins, Environment, Fish, Fish Safety, Food, Food Safety, Green Living, Gulf Oil Spill, Melamine, Oil, Our Oceans, Pbdes, Pcbs, Seafood Safety, Slidepollajax, Smarter Ideas, Toxic Chemicals, Toxic Chemicals In Seafood, Green News... 7544. August 8, 2010 | Xinhua
Six die in SW China coal mine gas leak, China
CHENGDU - Six miners were confirmed dead Sunday after Saturday's sudden gas leak at a deep coal mine in southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said... 7545. August 8, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Toxic leak taints mining firm with global plans, China
A month ago, Zijin Mining Group was a Chinese corporate star, a profitable gold and copper miner with ambitions to further expand abroad... 7546. August 7, 2010 | Reuters
Race is on for faster seafood testing, USA
THE Gulf of Mexico oil spill has spurred a race within the scientific community to develop faster ways of identifying US seafood tainted by petroleum... 7547. August 7, 2010 | German Press Agency
Toxic smog worsens in Moscow as Russian fires burn on (Roundup), Russia
Moscow - Visibility in some parts of Moscow dropped to below 50 metres and air pollution reached more than six times normal levels Saturday, as Russia battled more than 300 new wildfires in a span of 24 hours alone, the Interfax news agency reported... 7548. August 6, 2010 | Bloomberg
Smog gets in HK eyes, Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Hong Kong recorded "very high" air pollution yesterday, prompting an environmental advocacy group to demand the government move more quickly to address the problem... 7549. August 6, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Government to report on hazardous medical waste, Indonesia
The Environment Ministry said it will report on healthcare waste practices and allegedthat some hospitals have been dumping untreated - and potentially hazardous - medical waste into rivers... 7550. August 6, 2010 | People's Daily Online
Sixteen confirmed dead in central China colliery gas leak, China
All the 16 miners trapped in a central China colliery following a lethal gas leak on Monday were confirmed dead, the local government said early Friday as rescue work ended...
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