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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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8226. May 1, 2010 | The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
The Toxic Economic Mix of Oil and Seafood, USA
POINTE A LA HACHE, La.—The economy of this hard-working coastline is famous for two natural resources—petroleum and seafood—and they are colliding... 8227. April 30, 2010 | KSAT
Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations, Street Closures, USA
SAN ANTONIO -- A natural gas leak on the city's South Side prompted evacuations and street closures Friday morning... 8228. April 30, 2010 | BusinessDay
Water warriors turn to WHO to tame pollution, Africa
ENVIRONMENTAL organisations have called on the World Health Organisation (WHO) to appeal to the government to take action on the contamination of SA’s water resources, which they say could lead to environmental disaster and health problems for Witwatersrand residents... 8229. April 30, 2010 | Peticide & Toxic Chemical News
OSHA releases toxic exposure workplace measurements, USA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released a database detailing 15 years of hazardous chemical exposure measurements taken by the agency's compliance officers at workplaces. OSHA is also asking the public for help in interpreting the data... 8230. April 30, 2010 | Common Dreams
EPA Cracks Down on Toxic Air Pollution, USA
WASHINGTON - Three years after environmental groups blocked the Bush administration’s attempt to deregulate toxic emissions from industrial incinerators, boilers and process heaters, the Obama administration has proposed strong new replacement rules today... 8231. April 29, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Radioactive material in scrapyard in India kills 1, India
A scrap dealer who dismantled a machine once used by the chemistry class of a major Indian university died of radioactive poisoning, police said Thursday, raising concerns about the country's ability to safely dispose of hazardous waste... 8232. April 29, 2010 | Reuters
Factbox: Possible environmental impact of Gulf oil spill, USA
A giant oil slick from last week's deadly offshore drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico threatens wide-scale coastal damage for four states... 8233. April 28, 2010 | JustNews
UM Researcher Tracks Oil Spill, USA
MIAMI -- New satellite images taken after last week's rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, put the resulting pollution in startling perspective... 8234. April 28, 2010 | JustNews
Gulf Oil Spill Could Impact South Florida, USA
MIAMI -- As the U.S. works to clean away an oil spill from a rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico to keep it from reaching the shoreline, South Florida could be affected in the next couple of days... 8235. April 28, 2010 | Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Toxic food containers seized, China
BEIJING - AUTHORITIES in China have seized more than seven million toxic disposable food containers, state media reported on Wednesday, in the latest product safety scare to hit the nation... 8236. April 27, 2010 | JoongAng Daily
GS invests in plasma waste disposal, Korea
GS Caltex has entered the waste-to-energy business, acquiring a local venture company that specializes in technology called plasma arc gasification, which can break down garbage into individual components that can then be used later as fuel, GS said yesterday in a release... 8237. April 27, 2010 | The Daily Star
Are they free from mercury poison?, Bangladesh
AS an undergraduate student at Dhaka University in 1970, we were learning to measure vitamin A. As a corrosive antimony reagent was being added to the sample held by my lab mate, drops from a defective pipette in my hand were soaking her fingers... 8238. April 27, 2010 | Evening Chronicle
Victims of toxic sofas land compensation, UK
VICTIMS of the toxic sofa scandal are set to finally receive compensation... 8239. April 26, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Britons burned by Chinese 'toxic sofas', UK
LONDON — A British court says hundreds of people who received chemical burns from leather sofas will share 20 million pounds, or about $30 million, in compensation... 8240. April 26, 2010 | NZPA
Protest against toxic gas in Wellington, New Zealand
The Greens will today join a protest against the use of toxic gas methyl bromide near a residential area of Wellington... 8241. April 26, 2010 | KCRA Sacramento
Wal-Mart To Limit Toxic Cadmium In Kids' Products, USA
LOS ANGELES -- The world's largest retailer revealed Monday that it has started to crack down on the use of the toxic metal cadmium in children's jewelry and other kids' products... 8242. April 25, 2010 | The Statesman
PCB unit for better monitoring of pollution levels, India
In order to pin down the cause of air pollution in the state, the state pollution control board will set up an Environment Compliance Assistance Centre (ECAC) for small and medium enterprises, including the tannery, petrochemical and bleaching sectors... 8243. April 25, 2010 | BBC
Widnes homes evacuated in chemical alert,
A number of homes were evacuated after emergency services declared a chemical alert in Widnes... 8244. April 23, 2010 | China Daily
Is low carbon in ourlong-term interest?, China
NATIONALISTS or radical nationalists tend to interpret what the United States or West is doing as a conspiracy to maintain their supremacy over developing countries. The financial crisis was described as a conspiracy in a series of books titled War of Currency... 8245. April 23, 2010 | The Daily Star
Coastal and marine pollution, Bangladesh
It is known that coastal areas are among the most sensitive zones around the world. The coast of Bangladesh is known as a zone of multiple vulnerabilities due to various forms of pollution which made the whole coastal and marine environment vulnerable... 8246. April 23, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
Burning oil rig sinks, setting stage for big spill, Mexico
A deepwater oil platform that burned for more than a day after a massive explosion sank into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, creating the potential for a major spill as it underscored the slim chances that the 11 workers still missing survived... 8247. April 23, 2010 | CBS
CSB Investigators Determine that Oklahoma Oil Site Where an Explosion Killed a Member of the Public April 14 was Unsecured, Unfenced, and Likely Lacked Explosion Warning Signs, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, April 23, 2010 — A fiery explosion that took the life of a 21-year-old member of the public in Weeletka, Oklahoma, on April 14 occurred at an unattended oil and gas production site that was unsecured and likely lacked fire or explosion warning signs... 8248. April 22, 2010 | Democrat and Chronocle
Chemical leaks at Eastman Business Park, USA
A report of a chemical release sent Rochester firefighters to Eastman Business Park shortly before 11 a.m. today. Workers were offloading a delivery of ammonium hydroxide to Champion Photochemistry when the driver noticed that a small amount of the product was leaking from a valve... 8249. April 21, 2010 | ABC News
Oil Rig Explosion Injures Workers and Causes Raging Fire off Louisiana Coast, USA
An overnight explosion in the Gulf of Mexico rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil rig off the Louisiana coast, sending spectacular bursts of flame into the sky. The fires were still raging today... 8250. April 21, 2010 | KCCI
DNR: 3,000 Gallons Of Gas Leak From Tank, Iowa
CENTERVILLE, Iowa -- Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials said Wednesday that a leaking gas tank has been discovered at an Iowa gas station...
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