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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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7651. August 14, 2010 | Press Trust Of India
Toxic gas leak in in China, 2000 evacuated, China
A toxic gas leak from a chemical plant in east China has left five firemen ill and forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 residents... 7652. August 14, 2010 | The New York Times
In Weather Chaos, a Case for Global Warming, Pakistan
The floods battered New England, then Nashville, then Arkansas, then Oklahoma — and were followed by a deluge in Pakistan that has upended the lives of 20 million people... 7653. August 14, 2010 | The New York Times
A Battle in Mining Country Pits Coal Against Wind, USA
Mountaintop removal and other surface mining have redrawn landscapes in the West Virginia-Kentucky border region. Environmentalists propose a wind farm to ensure one mountain’s futur... 7654. August 14, 2010 | GJSentinel.com
EPA considers expanding fracturing study to air quality, USA
Recently retired Environmental Protection Agency environmental engineer Weston Wilson is best known for criticizing his employer’s 2004 finding that hydraulic fracturing poses little or no risk to domestic groundwater... 7655. August 13, 2010 | Croydon Advertiser
Hospital staff deal with "big chemical incident" at Mayday, UK
THE chief executive of Croydon University Hospital was among the volunteers jumping into bright green protective suits during the simulation of a major chemical incident... 7656. August 12, 2010 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Officials say Shenango River oil spill is contained, USA
Hours after about 14,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Shenango River in Mercer County on Wednesday, cleanup efforts were well under way, and officials said the spill had been contained... 7657. August 12, 2010 | Viet Nam News
New treatment systems for hospital waste, Viet Nam
HA NOI — Ha Noi will invest VND80 billion (US$420,000) to install waste water treatment systems at 16 hospitals by the end of this year, according to director of the municipal Health Department Le Anh Tuan... 7658. August 12, 2010 | Retford Times
One person taken to hospital after chemical spill at care home, UK
A SPILLAGE of hydrogen peroxide at a Retford care home has resulted in a person being taken to hospital... 7659. August 12, 2010 | ABC News
Chemical scare at Ranger uranium mine, Australia
Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia has confirmed four workers at its Ranger mine in the Northern Territory needed medical help after being exposed to chemicals during a shift... 7660. August 12, 2010 | Fife Today
Chemical waste dumped in Kirkcaldy street, UK
FIRE fighters were called to dispose of potentially hazardous chemical waste which was dumped in a Kirkcaldy street on Monday... 7661. August 12, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
China Slaps Anti-dumping Duties on Chemical from South Korea, Thailand, China
China on August 12 imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 20.1% on a chemical imported from South Korea and Thailand that is used to make clothes and plastic... 7662. August 12, 2010 | UNEP
Winner of International Children's Painting Competition announced, UNEP
Nairobi - It was a simple game of building blocks that inspired Coco Tin Chi Ting's world-beating painting. Today, on the United Nations International Youth Day, the 14-year-old from Hong Kong, China, was announced the global winner of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)... 7663. August 11, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
1 dead, 1 hurt after gas leak in northern Kentucky, USA
COVINGTON, KY - A published report in northern Kentucky says one person has been killed and another person injured in a natural gas leak... 7664. August 11, 2010 | Morning Journal News
Neighbors complain of sickness after Elyria chemical fire, USA
ELYRIA — Several Garden Street residents said they were feeling sick after the fire at United Initiators plant yesterday afternoon... 7665. 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... 7666. 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... 7667. 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... 7668. 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... 7669. 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... 7670. 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... 7671. 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... 7672. 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... 7673. 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... 7674. 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... 7675. 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!" ...
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