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WHO Regional Workshop on Chemical Safety
24 - 26th June 2013
The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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7826. July 11, 2010 | The Observer
Eco warrior's Pacific journey shows how 'dumb plastic' is killing our seas, UK
David de Rothschild set out on a mammoth ocean crossing aboard his recycled yacht to highlight pollution of Earth's waters – but even he was shocked by what he found... 7827. July 10, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
Australian-invested dye plant closed for polluting environment, Vietnam
Inspectors in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau Friday closed a foreign-invested dye factory found releasing untreated wastewater into the environment the day before... 7828. July 10, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
China seizes melamine-tainted milk powder, China
Chinese authorities have seized 76 tonnes of milk powder tainted with melamine, the same chemical responsible for the deaths of six babies two years ago, state media said yesterday... 7829. July 10, 2010 | The Washington Pose
Indian government presents new plan to clean up Bhopal gas-leak site, India
A month after seven former Union Carbide employees were given relatively light two-year jail terms for their role in a deadly gas leak in Bhopal a quarter-century ago, a senior Indian official met with angry survivors groups Friday with a new plan to clean up the abandoned factory site... 7830. July 10, 2010 | Daily Post North Wales
North Wales company charged over chemical leak, UK
A BIOTECHNOLOGY company has been charged over a chemical leak that put 11 people in hospital... 7831. July 10, 2010 | The Hindu Business Line
Anti-dumping duty on pesticide chemical from China, India
NEW DELHI: The Government has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to $1.15 per tonne on a chemical used in pesticides, to protect the domestic industry from the cheap Chinese shipments... 7832. July 10, 2010 | Examiner
Toxic Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide registered in Venice, Louisiana, USA
During June, people living in Venice, Louisiana near EPA’s air pollution test station (V06) breathed toxic hydrogen sulfide gas at concentrations up to 40 times in excess of minimum risk levels set by government health agencies... 7833. July 10, 2010 | The New York Times
Analysis Triples U.S. Plutonium Waste Figures, USA
WASHINGTON — The amount of plutonium buried at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State is nearly three times what the federal government previously reported, a new analysis indicates, suggesting that a cleanup to protect future generations will be far more challenging than planners had assumed... 7834. July 9, 2010 | The Nation
Abhisit orders a review of NEBs report, Thailand
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday ordered a review in the National Environment Board's conclusion detailing 18 businesses deemed hazard to human health in relation with the Map Ta Phut industrial estate... 7835. July 9, 2010 | The Nation
Farm chemicals pollute village tap systems, Thailand
The Chaiyaphum's Phu Laenkha headwaters have been contaminated with agricultural chemicals, prompting natural tap water systems at two villages to be suspended and a special clinic opened to treat locals suffering from allergic skin problems... 7836. July 9, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Illegal LPG cylinder factory busted in Tangerang, Indonesia
Jakarta Police on Thurs-day raided a warehouse in an industrial complex in Kosambi, Tangerang, that was allegedly used to produce illegal 3-kilogram LPG cylinders... 7837. July 9, 2010 | Boing Boing
More than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells waiting to leak in Gulf of Mexico, USA
An Associated Press investigation shows that there are more than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells in the hard rock beneath the Gulf of Mexico, and the constellation of aging wells has been ignored for decades... 7838. July 9, 2010 | The Barbados Advocate
Caribbean states warned to consider the effects of sea pollution on tourism, Finland
FINLAND’S Ambassador to CARICOM and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is challenging those attending the consultation on the Caribbean Sea Commission, to look at such issues as the impact of tourism development... 7839. July 9, 2010 | Business Standard
Govt urged to ban chemical pesticides, India
City-based CSRI Associated NGO’s Tree of Insurance (Canti) on Thursday urged the Andhra Pradesh government to take action against the ongoing fraud in the bio-pesticides business... 7840. July 9, 2010 | Democrat and Chronocle
Chemical spill sickens Yates County woman, Israel
JERUSALEM — A woman was hospitalized and four haz-mat units were called to a Yates County home Thursday after the woman inadvertently mixed two dry chemicals while cleaning up debris the day before... 7841. July 9, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
China seizes 76 tons of dairy items tainted with chemical that killed 6 babies in scandal, China
BEIJING — Chinese officials have found 76 tons of milk powder and dairy products laced with a deadly industrial chemical in at least three provinces that was apparently left over from a milk scandal in 2008 that killed six babies and sickened hundreds of thousands... 7842. July 9, 2010 | European Voice
Review into safety of chemical delayed, European Voice
European Food Safety Authority postpones decision on bisphenol A. A scientific review into the safety of one of the world's most commonly-used chemicals has been delayed, after scientists said they needed more time to study the evidence... 7843. July 9, 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Navy ship's paint is toxic with lead, says expert, Australia
A former navy warship earmarked for sinking off Avoca, on the NSW central coast, is thought to contain tonnes of lead despite claims by the Minister for Planning, Tony Kelly, that paint on the ship was lead-free... 7844. July 9, 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Navy ship's paint is toxic with lead, says expert, Australia
A former navy warship earmarked for sinking off Avoca, on the NSW central coast, is thought to contain tonnes of lead despite claims by the Minister for Planning, Tony Kelly, that paint on the ship was lead-free... 7845. July 9, 2010 | Torinto Sun
China finds more toxic milk powder, China
BEIJING - Chinese authorities have seized 38 tonnes of milk powder laced with a toxic additive that killed children and sparked a nationwide uproar in 2008, official media reported, underscoring the stubbornness of food safety failings... 7846. July 9, 2010 | St Helens Today
Toxic gas sparks hotel evacuation, England
Hundreds of guests had to be evacuated from a top hotel after two swimming pool chemicals were accidently mixed together – forming a potentially toxic gas... 7847. July 9, 2010 | The Economic Times
New toxic milk powder scandal hits China, China
Chinese authorities seized 64 tonnes of milk powder and products laced with the same deadly toxic additive that sparked an uproar in 2008, officials and state media said, underscoring the persistence of food safety breaches... 7848. July 8, 2010 | Beyond Coal Campaign
EPA Takes Action to Protect People from Dangerous Coal Pollution, EPA
How’s this for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fulfilling its role to protect environmental and public health: On Tuesday, EPA proposed a rule that would prevent between 14,000 and 36,000 premature deaths annually... 7849. July 8, 2010 | Arab Times
Plan to plant trees to cut pollution in south Kuwait, Kuwait
KUWAIT CITY, The Cabinet discussed, at its weekly meeting on Thursday, His Highness the Premier’s upcoming Latin American tour, the outcomes of the Afro-Arab ministerial meeting that was attended by the Foreign Minister earlier in the week... 7850. July 8, 2010 | The Times of India
Closure notice to polluting chemical units on BT Road, India
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (PCB) has ordered Hindustan Heavy Chemicals, a firm that runs a chlor-alkali factory and a sulphuric acid plant on BT Road in Khardah, to close its units from July 30 for repeatedly failing to comply with environment norms by discharging excess amount of mercury as effluents...
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