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7626. July 21, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
China working to contain oil spill in Yellow Sea, China
BEIJING – China rushed to keep an oil spill from reaching international waters Tuesday, and activists tried to assess if the country's largest reported spill was worse than has been disclosed... 7627. July 21, 2010 | ShanghaiDaily
Industrial pollution suspected in fish kill, China
OFFICIALS in the eastern Jiangsu Province are investigating the source of pollution that killed tons of fish... 7628. July 21, 2010 | Bangkok Post
Toxic leak jewel firm reopens today, Thailand
Marigot Jewellery (Thailand) Co will resume full operations at its Ayutthaya factories today after officials said it had solved its chemical leak problems... 7629. July 21, 2010 | China Daily
Officials held in toxic wastewater leak, China
SHANGHANG, Fujian - Two more local environmental officials have been detained for their inadequate supervision in the recent toxic wastewater leakage at a copper mine in Shanghang county of East China's Fujian province, local prosecutors said on Tuesday... 7630. July 20, 2010 | The Straits Times
Toxic spill from mine spreads, China
BEIJING - A TOXIC pollution spill from a mine operated by China's top gold producer Zijin Mining Group has spread to a second province, threatening the fishing industry there, state media said on Tuesday... 7631. July 20, 2010 | WVLT
1 hospitalized after Morristown plant explosion, USA
According to the Citizen Tribune, toluene liquid, often used as a solvent, boiled into a vapor and sparked an explosion in an exhaust system at Trelleborg Coated Systems off Commerce Boulevard... 7632. July 20, 2010 | The Los Angeles Times
After the oil spill: Polluted South Korean beach town offers grim look into future, South Korea
TAEAN, South Korea -- A dull-gray fog hangs over this deserted beach town, reflecting the now-gloomy psyche of a once-bustling fishing and tourist center... 7633. July 20, 2010 | CNN
British PM says he understands the anger 'across America' for BP, USA
Washington (CNN) -- British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday that he "completely understands" the anger that "exists ... across America" regarding the oil well operated by BP that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico three months ago... 7634. July 20, 2010 | Independent Online
Malta to participate in study on indoor air pollution in schools, Malta
Malta will be one of the 22 European countries participating in an EU-funded study on indoor pollution in schools, which will be conducted by physicians Peter Fsadni and Stephen Montefort, who is a member of the steering committee of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (Isaac)... 7635. July 20, 2010 | AnnArbor.com
Chemical discovered in Huron River near University of Michigan, USA
A chemical substance was discovered floating on the Huron River near the University of Michigan's Nichols Arboretum on Monday evening, officials said... 7636. July 20, 2010 | News4Jax.com
Pool Chemical Found In River, USA
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A local industrial chemist said the foam seen floating in parts of the St. Johns River is similar to a pool cleaning chemical... 7637. July 20, 2010 | Thisday Online
Govt Orders Security Alert Over Toxic Waste Shipment, Nigeria
Abuja — The Federal Government, has asked the relevant security agencies in Nigerian ports to be on the look out as a Dutch vessel M.V Nashville with registration number UE/SU4635950 laden with toxic cargo has for the second time been intercepted and turned back while trying to berth at the Ivorian Port of Abidjan... 7638. July 20, 2010 | China Daily
Zijin toxic waste spill spreads to Guangdong, China
SHANGHANG, Fujian - Ministry of Environmental Protection officials in Guangdong issued an urgent notice to their colleagues in Fujian on Sunday that toxic waste from Friday's leak at the Zijinshan Copper Mine had reached the lower reaches of the Tingjiang River in Guangdong... 7639. July 19, 2010 | iaifrica
Hopes of no toxic leaks, USA
BP has raised hopes that no more toxic crude will leak into the Gulf of Mexico, saying it intends to keep its runaway oil well sealed until a permanent "kill" operation later this month... 7640. July 19, 2010 | Chambersburg Public Opinion
Three injured in Adams County blast, USA
BENDERSVILLE, Two men and a child were burned Sunday in an explosion at a meat market in Menallen Township, Adams County... 7641. July 19, 2010 | People's Daily Online
Underground water, gas lines leak disrupts traffic in Beijing, China
Traffic in east Beijing was disrupted Monday when two underground pipelines carrying water and gas under Beijing's Guomao Bridge were broken during roadworks... 7642. July 19, 2010 | Tobacco Reporter Magazine
Jordan to study tobacco smoke pollution, Jordan
Jordan’s Ministry of Health is to use a special machine provided by the World Health Organization and the US’ Johns Hopkins University in a study to gauge levels of air pollution caused by smoking, according to a Zawya.com story quoting a ministry official... 7643. July 18, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Officials investigating Santa Clara recycling fire, USA
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Santa Clara fire officials are investigating a fire at a recycling center that sent plumes of smoke into the air Sunday afternoon... 7644. July 18, 2010 | Daily Herald
Leaking acid forms toxic cloud at Elk Grove High School, USA
Fire officials from more than a dozen suburbs were called in Sunday to help clean up a hydrochloric acid leak at Elk Grove High School's pool... 7645. July 18, 2010 | Mail Online
Explorer crosses the Pacific in boat made from recycled plastic bottles, Pacific Ocean
A British-led crew has sailed across the Pacific Ocean in a boat made out of recycled plastic bottles... 7646. July 18, 2010 | The Christian Science Monitor
Gulf oil spill: Fouling air as well as water?, USA
The EPA says some communities in Louisiana face a 'moderate health risk' due to hydrocarbon fumes from the Gulf oil spill. Researchers will report air quality findings this week... 7647. July 17, 2010 | Bangkok Post
Staff fall ill in repeat mishap at jewel firm, Thailand
AYUTTHAYA : Over 3,000 workers at a jewellery factory in Bang Pa-in district have been evacuated, while 50 were rushed to hospital after inhaling a toxic vapour in a repeat of a chemical accident at the plant... 7648. July 16, 2010 | The Economic Times
Another day, another gas leak, India
KOLKATA: Barely a day after 100 people were exposed to toxic chlorine fumes in the Mumbai Port Trust, another leakage of industrial gas affected 25 people at the Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) in West Bengal... 7649. July 16, 2010 | The Hindu
Pollution-affected villagers up in arms, India
Anantapur: People in the district, particularly those in Guntakal, Gooty and Uravakonda areas are up in arms against the transporting of iron ore by more than 5000 lorries every day... 7650. July 16, 2010 | AAP
Gas plan shut down after cancer-causing chemical found in water, Australia
Queensland authorities have shut down an underground gas project in the state's south after water from nearby bores was found to be contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical...
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