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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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7851. June 15, 2010 | BBC
Nigeria: 'World oil pollution capital', Nigeria
Visitors to the Nigerian village of Kpor, deep in the Niger Delta, are greeted by strange sights: silver frogs blink from gleaming puddles, sunlight bounces from an eerie black lake, and dragonflies hover over cauldrons of tar... 7852. June 14, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
Expired chemicals explode at delta school, Vietnam
Expired chemicals used in class experiments exploded and sparked a fire at a Mekong Delta high school Thursday last week, a local education official said Monday... 7853. June 14, 2010 | Click Green
Council linked to probe into illegal export of toxic waste to Africa, UK
A city council is at the centre of a probe into the illegal export of toxic waste after it was convicted of operating an illegal recycling scheme... 7854. June 14, 2010 | Reuters
U.S. gets rid of toxic waste before Iraq pullout, UK
The U.S. military said on Monday it had disposed of more than 130,000 tonnes of toxic waste in Iraq accumulated during its seven-year occupation... 7855. June 14, 2010 | Telegraph
Swarms of venomous jellyfish spotted off Cornish coast, UK
The Lion's Mane jelly fish, or Cyanea capillata, poses a threat to bathers with its toxic sting that can cause paralysis, leading to suffocation and cardiac arrest... 7856. June 14, 2010 | Reuters
Can chemical in sunscreen raise cancer risk?, USA
New York - A United States senator on Sunday called on the FDA to reveal findings on a possible link between a chemical found in most sunscreens and skin cancer... 7857. June 14, 2010 | Reuters
Pesticides, genes combine to up risk of Parkinson's, UK
Men with certain genetic variations who were exposed to some toxic pesticides which are now largely banned run an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, French scientists said Monday... 7858. June 14, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Fire crews respond to smoldering coal in Iowa, USA
BURLINGTON, Iowa -- Authorities say four fire departments responded to the Alliant power plant in Burlington after a report that coal began spontaneously smoldering... 7859. June 14, 2010 | The Boston Globe
Gas tank fire closes two N.C. highways, USA
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Two interstate highways were temporarily closed after lightning struck a large gasoline tank early yesterday in North Carolina, officials said... 7860. June 13, 2010 | Deccan Herald
Bhopal gas leak one of several man-made disasters, India
The Bhopal gas tragedy, which left nearly 15,000 dead, is one of the several such man-made disasters which caused untold damage to humanity and the environment... 7861. June 13, 2010 | Gulf-Times
Air pollution rising in Lahore city, Pakistan
Residents of Lahore, the capital of Pakistan’s populous Punjab province and the country’s second largest city, are breathing poisonous air due to the government’s failure in controlling massive industrialisation... 7862. June 13, 2010 | Kuwait Times
UNDP- EPA project to face pollution woes, Kuwait
KUWAIT: With the aim of sustaining Kuwait's environmental strategic vision that has been expressed in the integration between human health and ecologic continuity, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will offer support to the Environment Public Authority (EPA) to face challenges... 7863. June 13, 2010 | Xinhua
27 pupils sickened by 'toxic gas' in S China, China
NANNING - A total of 27 primary school students fell ill Sunday morning after inhaling toxic gas in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, said local authorities... 7864. June 13, 2010 | The News Journal
India grapples with toxic e-waste recycling practices, India
TILA BYEHTA, India -- This village on the outskirts of New Delhi is a graveyard for the electronic devices that power India's information age... 7865. June 12, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
483 years of Jakarta: Water crisis, Indonesia
According to government official data, the Jakarta groundwater condition now is very severe. It is estimated, that in the next 15 years, Jakarta will have a water crisis if there is no breakthrough to handle the issue... 7866. June 12, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Aetra users complain of chlorine smell, murky water, Indonesia
Private tap water supplier PT Aetra Air Jakarta has boasted of increased water pressure for its customers thanks to a new water pump it has installed on Jl. Raya Bogor, Ciracas, East Jakarta, but many of its customers still complain about high bills and poor quality of tap water... 7867. June 12, 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Gulf oil workers recalled after gas leak, USA
Some 800 Gulf oil response workers aboard 120 vessels were recalled to shore after dozens aboard a supply boat were hospitalised from exposure to a natural gas leak, BP said... 7868. June 12, 2010 | The Journal News
Explosions, blaze at Con Ed substation, USA
YONKERS — A malfunctioning oil pump is being blamed for two explosions at a Con Edison substation near I-87 this morning that sent 13 city fire companies into action to douse the smokey blaze... 7869. June 11, 2010 | UNEP
Breakthrough in Internationa Year of Biodiversity: Green Light to New Gold Standard Science Policy Body, UNEP
History was made, Friday, in the South Korean port city of Busan, when governments gave the green light to an Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)... 7870. June 11, 2010 | The Nation
Leak affects more, Thailand
As the number of casualties from Sunday's chlorine leak at the Hemaraj Eastern Industrial Estate in Rayong reaches 740, the Rayong health office has set up an occupational medicine centre at Map Ta Phut Hospital to support more patients around the clock... 7871. June 11, 2010 | The Vancouver Sun
36 workers sickened by Gulf of Mexico gas leak, USA
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - Three dozens workers aboard a supply vessel in the Gulf of Mexico were hospitalized Friday following exposure to leaking toxic fumes at a natural gas platform, U.S. officials said... 7872. June 11, 2010 | The smart news source
Aurora mine’s toxic water crisis, South Africa
The East Rand was an hour away from an environmental disaster this week, when acid mine water started to flood the Grootvlei mine owned by the embattled empowerment company, Aurora Empowerment Systems... 7873. June 11, 2010 | Xinhua
Chemical plant blast kills 2 in SE China, China
Firemen spray water at the site of a blast at a plant of Xinhuang Chemical Company in Taichung City, southeast China's Taiwan, June 11, 2010. Two people were confirmed dead and at least three others were injured in the blast... 7874. June 11, 2010 | KABC
Titanium fire at recycling plant extinguished, USA
SOUTH LOS ANGELES -- Fire officials say a large titanium fire that tore through a South Los Angeles recycling plant and injured a civilian has been extinguished... 7875. June 10, 2010 | ABC News
Toxic chemicals stolen from dentist, Australia
Police have issued a warning to the public after hazardous chemicals were stolen from a dentist in Margaret River...
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