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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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7601. 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... 7602. 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... 7603. 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... 7604. 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... 7605. 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... 7606. 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... 7607. 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... 7608. 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... 7609. 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... 7610. 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... 7611. 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... 7612. 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... 7613. 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... 7614. 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... 7615. August 23, 2010 | UNEP
Frozen Heat: Methane Gas Hydrates , Society and the Environment, Norway
Arendal (Norway), As global demand for energy grows and continues to outpace supply for the foreseeable future, so does pressure to explore the use of methane hydrates as an economically-viable energy source... 7616. August 22, 2010 | The Brunei Times
A container full of e-waste from Brunei seized in Indian city, Brunei
A container full of old computer parts originating from Brunei was seized in the Southern Indian city of Chennai by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) who classified the incident as a case "e-waste dumping", Indian media reported yesterday... 7617. August 22, 2010 | The Daily Star
3 injured in chemical factory fire, Bangladesh
A fire at a chemical factory at Jagannath Shaha road in the old part of the capital left three people severely burnt on Sunday... 7618. August 21, 2010 | The Daily Star
Toxic chemicals found in fertiliser, Bangladesh
Scientists have found high concentration of toxic chemicals like cadmium, lead and chromium in fertilisers which may affect agriculture ecosystem and thereby human health through food chain... 7619. August 21, 2010 | Daily news
Chemical fertilizer usage to be reduced, Sri Lanka
The usage of chemical fertilizer for cultivations will be reduced annually by 10 percent and the usage will be stopped completely within 10 years, said Agriculture Deputy Minister Jagath Pushpakumara in Bopitiya, Pannala... 7620. August 20, 2010 | The Straits Times
Child 'died due to BP pollution', USA
HOUSTON - A WOMAN sued BP's North American subsidiary on Thursday, claiming excess pollution from the company's refinery in Texas City, Texas, contributed to her infant child's death... 7621. August 20, 2010 | The Nation
Lampang resident dies from toxic air, Thailand
Another victim succumbed to toxins released by the Mae Mo lignitepowered plant in Lampang province, while waiting for the Supreme Administrative Court to consider his appeal, a source said yesterday. Kham Inkhampa, 79, died from chronic respiratory disease last Saturday... 7622. August 20, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Texas men critically burned in gas well fire, USA
LUBBOCK — Two men critically burned in a West Texas oil field accident didn't know natural gas was leaking around the well and were engulfed by flames after a fireball erupted, authorities said Friday... 7623. August 19, 2010 | The Economic Times
High concentration of toxic gas found in 'Chitra' bow, India
MUMBAI: A high concentration of phosphine gas has been found in the narrow part of the bow of 'MSC Chitra', the cargo vessel which was damaged in a collision off the coast here early this month, the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) said... 7624. August 19, 2010 | McClatchy Newspapers
Oil toxic to base of food web, USA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scientists have found evidence that oil has become toxic to marine organisms in a section of the Gulf of Mexico that supports the spawning grounds of commercially important fish species... 7625. August 19, 2010 | UNEP
Humanitarian operations go green, UNEP
Geneva, Humanitarian action and relief efforts save lives and provide essential aid in the aftermath of natural disasters, conflicts and other crisis. But despite this critical role, humanitarian actions can result in damage to the environment, which is not often prioritised as a life saving issue...
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