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7551. August 6, 2010 | The Orange County Register
Chemical leak prompts evacuation, USA
ANAHEIM – A leak of sulfur dioxide inside a chemical manufacturing company prompted the response of a Hazmat unit Friday morning... 7552. August 5, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Jakarta to have two car-free days in August, Indonesia
JAKARTA: In a bid to reduce vehicle pollution in the capital, the city administration announced Wednesday that it would designate two car-free days this month... 7553. August 5, 2010 | The Asian Age
34 fall ill in China gas leak, China
At least 34 people were hospitalised after poisonous gas leaked from a chemical plant in China, authorities said on Thursday... 7554. August 5, 2010 | China Daily
Chemical spill leads to water shortage in town, China
GUANGZHOU - At least 10,000 people in a South China town suffered a shortage of drinking water on Wednesday after excessive manganese was detected in their tap water... 7555. August 5, 2010 | Birmingham Mail
Chemical spill at Birmingham University, UK
A CHEMICAL spill at the University of Birmingham saw 11 people undergo screening after they showed signs of exposure to a harmful gas... 7556. August 5, 2010 | The Pioneer Press
Twenty-five treated after chemical leak at Valleyfair, USA
Twenty-five guests at Valleyfair amusement park were treated at local hospitals and on scene this afternoon after a sodium hydrochlorite leak at Soak City, Valleyfair's water park, said Capt. Craig Robson, Shakopee Police Department... 7557. August 5, 2010 | CNN
Toxic gas leak from factory sickens Chinese villagers, China
A toxic gas leak from a titanium factory in China's Wuzhou City caused 34 villagers in nearby Fuwan to become sick, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported Thursday, citing local authorities... 7558. August 5, 2010 | The Good Human
Why Call It Cleaning If We Just Spray Toxic Chemicals All Over The House?, USA
Sadly, the majority of people in the world still use toxic and potentially dangerous chemicals to “clean” their homes with... 7559. August 5, 2010 | CBC News
Chemical spill closes Kelowna beaches, Canada
Toxic chemicals discharged during a fire at an agricultural supply warehouse on the weekend have shut down two popular beaches in Kelowna, B.C... 7560. August 5, 2010 | ShanghaiDaily
34 poisoned after chemical leak in Guangxi, China
A local government today said 34 villagers fell ill after poisonous gas leaked from a chemical plant in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region... 7561. August 4, 2010 | The Times of India
Exposure to plastics chemical harms sperm quality, India
Researchers have found that urinary concentrations of chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, may cause decreased sperm quality and sperm concentration... 7562. August 4, 2010 | The Daily Star
'City's air pollution level three to four times higher than national standard', Bangladesh
Though the gaseous pollutants have reduced than before, the capital's air pollution level round the year remains three to four times higher than the national standard... 7563. August 4, 2010 | Mumbai Mirror
Pollution level mounts up in rivers around the city, India
Rivers such as Kundalika, Amba and Vashishti surrounding the city are getting more and more polluted from the industrial waste water dumped in the rivers... 7564. August 4, 2010 | Reuters
Pollution affects China water, China
BEIJING - A TOWN of 50,000 people in China's export hub has warned residents not to drink tap water after finding manganese contamination, local media said, the latest in a string of mass heavy metal poisonings to hit industrial areas... 7565. August 4, 2010 | Reuters
Smoke sends pollution levels soaring in Moscow, Russia
Moscow's air quality is at an 8-year low as smoke from forest and peat fires coverd the Russian capital, said Moscow's state agency... 7566. August 4, 2010 | The Huffington Post
Chemical Contamination in the Arctic: A Growing Threat to Polar Bears, Arctic Wildlife, and Possibly People, Arctic
When it comes to the Arctic, a lot of attention gets directed towards climate change and oil and gas drilling. And rightfully so... 7567. August 4, 2010 | The Asahi Shimbun
Chemical drums cleaned up after China flooding, China
SHENYANG, China--Almost all of 7,138 chemical drums that were swept away during intense flooding last week in northeastern China have been recovered, according to local authorities... 7568. August 4, 2010 | NorthJersey.com
EPA explains toxic cleanup plan, USA
EDGEWATER — The federal Environmental Protection Agency intends to cap the contamination at the Quanta Resources site on River Road by capturing toxic chemicals in the soil and groundwater into solid blocks, agency representatives told residents Tuesday night... 7569. August 3, 2010 | Bangkok Post
New emission rules coming to Rayong, Thailand
Euro 4 emission standards will be adopted in Rayong starting next year in a move to control excessive air pollution, particularly in the Map Ta Phut area.The move comes one year ahead of the planned deadline for the adoption of the standard nationwide on Jan 1, 2012... 7570. August 3, 2010 | IPS
Asbestos, a Toxic Neighbour, Mexico
MEXICO CITY, It's summertime, so the "Año de Juárez" public primary school in Barrios de San Lucas, a working-class neighbourhood on the east side of the Mexican capital, is deserted... 7571. August 3, 2010 | Times of Malta
Ship was in Maltese waters with toxic waste on board, Malta
A Dutch-owned ship implicated in the illegal export of toxic waste was in Maltese territorial waters four times in the period when it took on board dirty oil from a Maltese-registered tanker, Transport Malta has confirmed... 7572. August 3, 2010 | ShanghaiDaily
Toxic leak sends 19 to hospital, China
Unknown poisonous gas has sickened 19 residents, including seven children, in the central China city of Wuhan after a cylinder rolled off a truck and leaked pungent gas to a nearby complex... 7573. August 3, 2010 | Offshore
Deepwater Horizon: EPA finds dispersants less toxic than oil, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After two rounds of testing, the US Environmental Protection Agency says the dispersant used at the Macondo oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had no “biologically significant endocrine disrupting activity.” ... 7574. August 2, 2010 | Bangkok Post
North to have less haze next year, Thailand
The Department of Pollution Control forecasts that the haze problem in the North will not be severe next year, thanks to the strong influence of La Nina, which will maintain its influence until next March... 7575. August 2, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
19 coal workers killed in China as gas explodes, leaks in two separate mines, China
BEIJING — Gas exploded at a Chinese coal mine Tuesday, killing 10 people and trapping seven just hours after lethal gas leaked into another coal mine and killed nine, state media said...
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