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7676. 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...
7677. 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...
7678. 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...
7679. 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...
7680. 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...
7681. 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 ...
7682. August 9, 2010 | The Huffington Post
7 Toxic Seafood Chemicals That You Don't Know About (Photos), USA
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7683. 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...
7684. 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...
7685. 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...
7686. 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...
7687. 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...
7688. 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...
7689. 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...
7690. 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...
7691. 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...
7692. 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...
7693. 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...
7694. 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...
7695. 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...
7696. 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...
7697. 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...
7698. 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...
7699. 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...
7700. 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...