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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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8326. March 22, 2010 | Sri Lanka News
Laws to reduce toxic metals in paints, Sri Lanka
The Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry yesterday said it will introduce regulations aimed at limiting toxic metals, such as Lead and other metal compounds in paints to avoid health hazards... 8327. March 22, 2010 | The Raw Story
Chinese consumed millions of gallons of toxic sewage oil: study, China
Chinese cooking oil siphoned from restaurants' waste tanks and stripped out of raw sewage is being resold on the cheap and has for years tainted approximately one out of every ten meals cooked in the eastern nation, according to a recent study... 8328. March 22, 2010 | Cincinnati.com
Gas tank leak cleanup costly, USA
Ex-owner says he can't pay; stimulus money to help Neil W. Ritze owned a Columbia Township gas station when engineers removing his underground fuel tanks discovered a leak in 1997 - a release that has... 8329. March 22, 2010 | WTRF
Car Soars into House, Causes Gas Leak, USA
A car crashed into the side of a home in Weirton, causing a natural gas leak. WEIRTON -- There are no injuries to report after crews in Weirton responded when a car crashed into a home... 8330. March 22, 2010 | The Orange County Register
Gas leak reported in Anaheim Hills, USA
ANAHEIM – Firefighters were responding Monday morning to reports of a natural-gas leak near a residential area in Anaheim Hills... 8331. March 22, 2010 | oaoa.com
Gas leak, USA
A family of four was transported to Medical Center Hospital late Monday evening after experiencing a carbon monoxide leak in their home in the 2700 block of North Century Avenue... 8332. March 21, 2010 | The Nation
What Asean can learn from EU on environment, Thailand
A recent annual international seminar, marking the ninth anniversary of the Administrative Court in Bangkok, highlighted how nations of the European Union improved their environmental protection law as a result of being part of a unified political bloc... 8333. March 21, 2010 | Starnewsonline
Fire shuts down operations at Wilmington’s Corning factory, USA
A fire shut down operations Sunday at Wilmington’s Corning factory. The company was assessing the damage Sunday evening and hoped to resume operations at the optical fiber plant Monday, said Karl Ehemann... 8334. March 20, 2010 | UNEP
Ship Made From Reclaimed Plastic Bottles Sets Sail To Raise Awareness on Waste, UNEP
The Plastiki Helping to Deliver a Global Call to Action and a Spectacular 'Message in a Bottle' San Francisco (United States), 20 March 2010 - Adventure Ecology founder and environmentalist David de Rothschild and... 8335. March 20, 2010 | The Vancouver Sun
Supposed climate 'fix' possibly toxic, Canada
Sprinkling iron in the sea has long been touted as a fix for global warming, but researchers are now warning such geoengineering could feed the growth of toxic algae... 8336. March 20, 2010 | Gazettelive
Depressed mum drank toxic fluid, UK
A TROUBLED mum who drank cleaning fluid on Christmas Day and died three days later may have been making a “cry for help”, an inquest heard... 8337. March 20, 2010 | Kyodo
Toxic oil used in 1 in 10 meals in China, China
Beijing, China's food safety watchdog has warned restaurants across the country against using filthy and toxic ''drainage'' oil after a report revealed that one in every 10 meals in the country is cooked with such oil... 8338. March 20, 2010 | New Zealand Police
Tokoroa Gas Leak, New Zealand
Police have just lifted cordons in place on several roads in Tokoroa while gas workers dealt with a ruptured gas main... 8339. March 19, 2010 | Environmental Health News
Phthalates exposure may double breast cancer risk ... or not, Environmental Health Perspectives
Women with higher exposure to additives used in some personal care and food products may have an increased risk of breast cancer... 8340. March 19, 2010 | UNEP
New Chemicals Recommended for Listing Under the Rotterdam Convention, UNEP
Geneva - United Nations chemical experts have recommended that two pesticides - endosulfan and azinphos methyl - be included in the Rotterdam Convention's "Prior Informed Consent" procedure... 8341. March 19, 2010 | China Daily
Old oil used in '1 in 10 meals', China
SFDA issues emergency warning to restaurants WUHAN: Immediately after a leading food expert revealed that one in every 10 meals in the country may be cooked with dirty oil... 8342. March 19, 2010 | Irish Examiner
No payout for ‘toxic’ sofas, UK
MORE than 300 customers who bought "toxic" sofas which they claim left them with rashes and burns will not receive compensation, a solicitor said yesterday... 8343. March 19, 2010 | EPA
EPA to provide toxic substances chemical inventory free online, (EPA) USA
As part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's strong commitment to increase information on chemicals, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is for the first time providing Web access, free of charge, to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)... 8344. March 19, 2010 | South Devon News
Street cordoned off after gas leak, UK
A GAS leak alert closed off part of Torquay's Babbacombe Road yesterday lunchtime... 8345. March 19, 2010 | Getreading
Fire brigade warning after deadly gas leak, UK
An elderly woman had a lucky escape after carbon monoxide filled her Emmer Green home on Tuesday night... 8346. March 19, 2010 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Downtown Atlanta building evacuated because of gas leak, USA
The Atlanta Fire Department has ordered the evacuation of an office building at Hurt Plaza in downtown Atlanta, a spokesman said Friday afternoon, due to a gas leak... 8347. March 18, 2010 | NZ HERALD ONLINE
Gas leak near high school, New Zealand
A gas leak has sprung little more than a block away from Pukekohe High School. The leak occurred at the intersection of John St and Nelson St, in Pukekohe, south of Auckland... 8348. March 17, 2010 | Xinhua
India to lease Russian nuclear submarine for 10 years, India
NEW DELHI - India will soon have a Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine for 10 years under an agreement signed by the two countries during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi last week, local newspaper The Times of India said Wednesday... 8349. March 17, 2010 | 3news
Aucklanders blamed for Great Barrier pollution, New Zealand
A conservation group is blaming Auckland City for spreading rubbish on Great Barrier Island. The Sustainable Coastlines group has just completed a second cleanup on the island, and they claim... 8350. March 17, 2010 | NZ HERALD ONLINE
Toxic metals on rise in inner harbours, New Zealand
Shellfish planted to test contamination levels in Auckland's inner harbours have revealed rising levels of toxic metals...
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