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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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8076. June 2, 2010 | The Star/ANN
Food waste: mountain of a challenge, Malaysia
THE huge pile of waste from eateries poses a disposal nightmare, but now there is a way around the problem... 8077. June 1, 2010 | Reuters
Kaarstoe gas production cut, leak stopped, Norway
OSLO - Gas processing output at Norway's Kaarstoe plant is still cut to 33-35 million standard cubic metres (mcm) per day following a leak and it is unclear when it will be fully back up, operator Gassco said on Tuesday... 8078. June 1, 2010 | Medical News Today
Surgical Smoke Produces Toxic Byproducts That Could Harm Surgeons, Korea
Surgical smoke is a common byproduct of certain procedures including combined transurethral resection and vaporization of the prostate. This smoke contains toxic chemicals, including some explosive and harmful carcinogens, according to a new study from researchers in the Republic of Korea... 8079. June 1, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Dutch trial opens in Ivory Coast toxic waste case, Netherlands
AMSTERDAM – The Dutch trial of a Swiss-based company whose chartered ship dumped waste alleged to have killed 17 people in the Ivory Coast in 2006, opened here Tuesday with the main defendants absent. 8080. June 1, 2010 | Courant.com
Active Hurricane Season Could Stir Up Oil Spill, Lawsuits, USA
Hurricane season starts Tuesday with predictions for many calamities and one swirling dilemma — what if a storm surge swamps homes and businesses in the Gulf of Mexico region with oil-laden water from the spill?... 8081. May 31, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
75 countries set carbon emission targets for 2020, UN
PARIS, Seventy-five countries accounting for more than 80 percent of greenhouse gases from energy use have filed pledges to cut or limit carbon emissions by 2020, the UN climate convention said Wednesday... 8082. May 31, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Oil spill is open-ended calamity, USA
BOOTHVILLE, La. -- There is still a hole in the Earth, crude oil is still spewing from it and there is still, excruciatingly, no end in sight. After trying and trying again, one of the world's largest corporations, backed and pushed by the world's most powerful government, can't stop the runaway gusher... 8083. May 31, 2010 | The Irish Times
Oil spill 'may continue until August', USA
US government and BP officials are warning that the blown-out oil well causing an environmental disaster on the Gulf Coast may not be stopped until August as the company begins preparations on a new attempt to capture the leaking crude... 8084. May 31, 2010 | Timesofmulta.com
BP in new bid to stem oil spill, USA
BP officials yesterday expressed their disappointment at failing to plug the uncontrolled flow of oil from the worst spill in US history... 8085. May 30, 2010 | The Straits Times
Cleanup of oil slick in S'pore almost completed, Singapore
The oil slick that had spread to Singapore's Chek Jawa was largely cleaned up on Saturday... 8086. May 30, 2010 | New Straits Times
Popular cosmetics found poisonous, Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - A well-known cosmetic brand popular with many local women has been found to contain a poisonous chemical which can cause skin cancer... 8087. May 30, 2010 | China Daily
2nd hand smoke plagues pregnant Chinese women, China
BEIJING, CHINA - Nearly half of all expectant mothers in Chinese mainland cities are exposed to secondhand smoke, results from a recent survey released on Friday showed... 8088. May 30, 2010 | The Star Online
Posions in food, Malaysia
Despite a perceived higher awareness about food hygiene, food poisoning is still a concern among Malaysian children... 8089. May 30, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Chlorine gas leak sickens 300 in northern Nigeria, Nigeria
KADUNA, Nigeria -- A chlorine gas leak led 300 people to fall ill in northern Nigeria after a welder cut into a tank of the noxious gas, Nigerian environmental officials said Sunday... 8090. May 30, 2010 | The Hindu
Action plan to handle plastic pollution, India
ELURU: The West Godavari district administration has come out with a plan of action to handle the hazards caused by plastic wastes to the environment and public health. The District Level Task Force Committee on plastic pollution which met here on Friday decided to involve the rag pickers in the campaign against the plastic hazards... 8091. May 30, 2010 | Spectrum
World Environment Day: Air pollution, wind mapping and the environmental crisis, UN
World Environment Day on June 5 is important for all of us in the global village, specially for those committed to give a human face to environmental issues... 8092. May 30, 2010 | Gilf Times
Move to grill Kuwait PM on pollution, Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwaiti opposition lawmaker Khaled al-Tahus yesterday filed a petition to question the prime minister over alleged inaction on pollution in a residential area in the oil-rich southern region... 8093. May 30, 2010 | The Register-Guard
Officials renew warnings of toxic algae blooms, USA
Lakes in the Lane County vicinity are ground zero for Oregon’s toxic algae bloom problem, and the state’s algae warning expert is reminding people to be on the lookout for the potentially harmful scummy matter as the outdoor water recreation season begins... 8094. May 30, 2010 | Globe and Mail
Toxic spills put Arctic under threat, report finds, Canada
Revelations come as Gulf of Mexico spill presses Ottawa to put its Arctic environmental rules under more scrutiny. Millions of litres of harmful contaminants – including sewage and jet fuel – have been spilled across great swaths of Canada’s pristine Arctic in recent years, an analysis has found... 8095. May 30, 2010 | McClatchy Newspapers
In Mexico, fear of tap water fuels bottled-water boom, Mexico
It's a simple warning - don't drink the tap water - and Mexicans take it to heart as much as any foreign tourist does... 8096. May 30, 2010 | thestar.com
Piles of poison PCBs remain across Ontario, Canada
Remember polychlorinated biphynls? The gooey toxin was banned in the ’70s, targeted for clean-up in the ’80s and ’90s. But mounds of it — literally — remain, across the province. The biggest one is in Toronto... 8097. May 30, 2010 | The Island
Health effects of cigarette smoking, Sri Lanka
Use of tobacco is the chief preventable cause of deaths worldwide. The cumulative number of deaths due to the use of tobacco for the 20th century was 100 million... 8098. May 30, 2010 | Reuters
China coal mine blast kills 17 near Chenzhou: report, China
A coal mine accident killed 17 miners and injured one in a mining and metals-intensive region in southern China's Hunan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing the provincial work safety watchdog... 8099. May 29, 2010 | The Straits Times
Oil spill hits Chek Jawa, Singapore
OIL from Tuesday's spill has hit two more parts of Singapore's shores, including the Chek Jawa wetlands on Pulau Ubin - home to unique ecosystems and the last refuge of several plants and animals once common in the country... 8100. May 29, 2010 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Extermination company broke pesticide law repeatedly, state says, USA
Investigators discovered something disturbing recently as they studied nearly a year's worth of invoices from the exterminator implicated in the deaths of two Layton children -- a towering stack of violations...
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