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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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7876. July 2, 2010 | Thanh Nien Daily
Troubled waters, Vietnam
Farmers whose lives have been ruined by pollution in the Thi Vai River are not going away, and neither are their demands that Vedan pay for the damages in full... 7877. July 2, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Jakarta lacks air quality meters, Indonesia
JAKARTA: Jakarta does not have enough instruments to measure air quality, an official says... 7878. July 2, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
UN report fuels criticism of carbon-cutting scheme, UN
A new report is fueling criticism the UN is wasting billions of dollars on carbon-cutting projects... 7879. July 2, 2010 | WarIsACrime.org
Toxic Exposure - The Environmental Reality of Wars,
The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have created toxic environments. This past April, the Department of Veteran’s Affairs reported in an environmental hazards training directive: “Exposure to open burn pits has created significant concern among Veterans and their families.”... 7880. July 2, 2010 | WAtoday
Banned chemical sold, UK
The former chief executive of a British chemical company faces the prospect of extradition to the US after the firm admitted million-dollar bribes to officials to sell toxic fuel additives to Iraq... 7881. July 2, 2010 | Register-Pajaronian
Field workers injured in chemical exposure, USA
Five field workers were taken to Watsonville Community Hospital Friday after they were exposed to two agricultural chemicals while working on a strawberry farm on Riverside Drive... 7882. July 1, 2010 | Gulf-Times
Pollution ‘kills 4,200 every year’ in capital, UK
More than 4,200 Londoners are dying early every year because of long-term exposure to traffic pollution, research showed yesterday... 7883. July 1, 2010 | South Wales News
A solution to pollution, England
IT LOOKS a fish and moves like a fish, but you wouldn't want one with your chips. This robotic fish is being touted as an early warning pollution solution in ports, harbours and marinas... 7884. July 1, 2010 | Hindustan Times
Air, water pollution rising near Taj Mahal, India
India’s epic monument of love -- Taj Mahal, 195 kms south of Delhi in Agra -- is again falling prey to rising air and water pollution, eight years after the government spent Rs 220 crore to reduce pollution levels... 7885. July 1, 2010 | News Shopper
LEWISHAM & GREENWICH: Pollution causes hundreds of early deaths every year, UK
TRAFFIC pollution is causing hundreds of people in Greenwich and Lewisham to die prematurely every year, according to a recent report... 7886. July 1, 2010 | The Daily Star
25 students fall sick after inhaling toxic fumes at lab, Bangladesh
At least 25 students of the Institute of Medical Technology fell sick after inhaling toxic fumes at one of its laboratories at Mirpur in the city yesterday... 7887. July 1, 2010 | Stuff.co.nz
Council tests toxic smoke levels in Raumati South, New Zealand
Greater Wellington Regional Council has set up a short-term monitoring site to gauge the presence of smoke in the air around Raumati South this winter... 7888. July 1, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
More kid jewelry recalled due to toxic cadmium, USA
LOS ANGELES — Federal regulators said they have found high levels of the toxic metal cadmium in trinkets that were distributed for free to children at some doctor and dentist offices over the past five years... 7889. July 1, 2010 | FOXNews
Deadly Chemical Found in Baby Bottles Banned in Maryland, USA
Men around the world were delighted to have a new excuse to avoid shopping after a deadly chemical found in printed receipts was linked to impotency — but its more serious side effects were highlighted Thursday as a ban on the substance came into effect in Maryland... 7890. June 30, 2010 | ABC News
Clock ticking on growing toxic waste pile, Australia
As Australia prepares to export a large stockpile of toxic waste to Denmark, the pressure is on to find a local solution to a new wave of persistent organic pollutants... 7891. June 30, 2010 | BYM Marine Environment News
USA. EPA moves to cancel all uses of toxic pesticide Endosulfan, USA
American Bird Conservancy today hailed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to end all U.S. uses of the insecticide endosulfan (trade name: Thiodan prior to 2002 and later called Thionex) which has been found to pose reproductive and neurological risks to birds, other wildlife and humans... 7892. June 30, 2010 | Facilities Management News
EPA seeks employee participation in chemical safety inspections, USA
June 30, 2010—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released interim guidance that would provide greater transparency in the agency's chemical safety inspections process... 7893. June 30, 2010 | WSWS
The oil spill and the food web, USA
The ecological destruction of the oil disaster in the Gulf is perhaps most aptly embodied in the pictures of brown pelicans made lifeless by a thick coating of toxic sludge. However, the true toll may spread far beyond these dreadful images... 7894. June 29, 2010 | AFP
Storing carbon emissions faces leak dilemma, France
DREAMS of braking global warming by storing carbon emissions from power plants could be undermined by the risk of leakage, according to a study published on Sunday... 7895. June 29, 2010 | The Nation
Van explodes off Vibhavadi highway, Thailand
Published on June 29, 2010 An NGV-fuelled commuter van exploded yesterday, wounding the driver who was sleeping inside with air-conditioning turned on while parked on the shoulder of Vibhavadi Rangsit highway in Din Daeng area... 7896. June 29, 2010 | The Nation
Four-party panel completes Map Ta Phut solution, Thailand
The Federation of Thai Industries expects about 10 out of the 76 industrial projects suspended in the Map Ta Phut area to remain frozen after a list of projects harmful to the environment is implemented... 7897. June 29, 2010 | Montgomery Advertiser
EPA removing toxic chemicals from closed facility in Prattville, USA
PRATTVILLE -- Sulfuric acid. Cyanide sulfate Muratic acid. Nickel sulfate... 7898. June 29, 2010 | WPXI.com
Cleaning Crew Finds Highly Toxic Substance Inside Elliot Home, USA
ELLIOT, Pa. -- Emergency responders blocked off Bucyrus Street in Elliot Tuesday morning after a cleaning crews found a barrel of potassium cyanide inside a home... 7899. June 29, 2010 | Xinhua
Chemical plant on fire in Beijing, casualties unknown, China
Fire fighters are struggling to contain a blaze in a chemical plant in the southwest outskirts of Beijing... 7900. June 29, 2010 | Japan News and Discussion
Chemical explosion in southern Pakistan kills 18, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — At least 18 people were killed and 30 injured when a truck filled with chemicals exploded in Hyderabad in southern Pakistan on Monday, police said...
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