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7776. 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... 7777. 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... 7778. 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... 7779. 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... 7780. 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... 7781. 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... 7782. 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... 7783. 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... 7784. 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... 7785. 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... 7786. 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... 7787. 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... 7788. 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... 7789. 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... 7790. July 16, 2010 | People's Daily Online
Chemical additive in McNuggets within limits: Chinese food watchdog, China
China's food safety watchdog Friday passed McDonald's chicken McNuggets as safe for human consumption, saying a petrol-based chemical additive in the fast food was within legal limits... 7791. July 16, 2010 | Xinhua
Chinese authority dismisses shampoo chemical danger reports, China
BEIJING, China's food and drug watchdog Friday passed shampoos made by domestic firm Bawang International as safe to use, saying the levels of a potentially carcinogenic ingredient were within standards... 7792. July 16, 2010 | The Hindu
24 workers fall ill after inhaling toxic gases, India
KOLKATA: Twenty-four workers fell ill after inhaling a heavy concentration of toxic gases inside the Durgapur Steel Plant at Durgapur in Bardhaman district on Thursday... 7793. July 16, 2010 | UNEP
Ship Recycling Safety in Pakistan Explored at UN Workshop, Switzerland
Ship Recycling Workshop seeks to improve Pakistan's ability to convert end-of-life ships into recyclable materials and dispose of hazardous wastes safely... 7794. July 15, 2010 | DHNS
Toxic tanker falls into Krishna; Alamatti, Bijapur under watch, India
The Krishna Bhayga Jala Nigam (KBJN) has swung into action to treat the waters of River Krishna, following contamination, as a tanker transporting Potasium Bromide D-34 fell into a rivulet near Karad in Maharashtra on Thursday... 7795. July 15, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Scores in hospital after Mumbai gas leak, India
Scores of people were treated in hospital on Wednesday after a chlorine gas leak in an industrial area of India's commercial capital Mumbai, officials said... 7796. July 15, 2010 | Mid Day
Gas leak at Durgapur plant leaves 27 ill, India
At least 27 workers were taken ill after "increased emission" of carbon monoxide and methane from a blast furnace of Durgapur Steel Plant this morning, a day after a chlorine gas leak in Bombay Port Trust landed over hundred people in hospital... 7797. July 15, 2010 | China Daily
Mine pollution ravages farmland, China
SHAOGUAN, Guangdong - Once nestled in a land fertile with waterways and lush with trees, Baxin village, like other areas near the mountainous city of Shaoguan, is facing an acute agricultural shortfall, producing fewer crops than at any time since the 1990s... 7798. July 15, 2010 | Times of Oman
Al Buraimi suffers from carcass, waste pollution, Oman
MUSCAT: Some waste dumps in the Sultanate are being used to throw dead animals, causing serious health hazards for people who live near them... 7799. July 15, 2010 | Health.com
Air pollution, asthma linked to suicide, USA
When most people think of suicide, they think of psychological problems such as depression and anxiety. But new research suggests that lung trouble may also play a role... 7800. July 15, 2010 | Flintshire Chronicle
Excelsyn Molecular Development Ltd in court after chemical leak in Greenfield, USA
A BIOTECHNOLOGY company has been charged with a chemical leak that put 11 people in hospital...
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