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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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8401. March 3, 2010 | The Associated Press (AP)
2 employees killed in New Mexico oil refinery fire, Mexico
ARTESIA, N.M. - Authorities say two employees at an oil refinery in southeast New Mexico are dead and two others critically injured after a storage tank exploded into flames... 8402. March 1, 2010 | Euro Weekly News
Gas leak leads to evacuation in Malaga, Spain
MALAGA - LOCAL POLICE had to evacuate several apartment blocks in Calle Ayala, in Malaga, after a gas leak was detected in the area. Residents called the emergency services to report that they could smell gas, and the Fire Department, Local Police and paramedics... 8403. March 1, 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald
Hunter school evacuated after gas leak, Australia
A primary school in NSW's Hunter region has been evacuated after a nearby gas leak... 8404. March 1, 2010 | The Salt Lake Tribune
Acid spill causes minor burns to woman's arms, USA
A 36-year-old woman suffered minor burns on her arms Monday morning when a small acid spill occurred at a Salt Lake City business... 8405. February 28, 2010 | The Star Online
You need to clean your greens, Malaysia
HUSEHOLD & CULINARY TIPS EVER wondered where your lettuce, choi sam, carrots and other vegetables have been? Chances are they were grown in fields loaded with fertilisers and chemicals, or treated with pesticides and... 8406. February 27, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
Bali blast is gas explosion: Police, Indonesia
Police said Saturday that a blast that injured three people in Bali was a gas explosion. "There might be an illegal gas tube transfer from a 50-kilogram tube to a 10-kilogram tube," Denpasar Police Chief Sr. Comr. Alit Widana said... 8407. February 27, 2010 | The Daily Star
City dwellers suffer from stinky supply water, Bangladesh
Pre-treatment unit to be set up at Sayedabad plant The residents of Azampur, Narinda, Gopibagh, Tikatuli, KM Das Lane, Rampura, Moghbazar, Karwan Bazar, Bashabo, Malibagh and Shantinagar in the city... 8408. February 27, 2010 | STMW
Gas leak sickens many at Indiana high school, USA
CEDAR LAKE, Ind. -- A natural gas leak that smelled like "car exhaust" sent 47 Hanover Central High School students and teachers to area hospitals Friday morning... 8409. February 26, 2010 | The Nation
High smog prompts mask handouts in North, Thailand
Smog density in the North has again exceeded a safe health level, prompting concerns and the distribution soon of 800,000 protective masks to local residents... 8410. February 26, 2010 | The Statesman
When colours run wild, India
THE communal celebration of Holi, as per the Hindu calendar, falls on Phalgun Purnima or Pooranmashi — full moon day. Holi or Phagwah is a popular Hindu spring festival mainly celebrated in North India, but now celebrated throughout the country. It is also called the festival of colours... 8411. February 26, 2010 | BBC
Chemicals caused smelly tap water in north-east London, UK
Foul smelling drinking water reported by residents of east and north London was caused by a chemical used in glues and manufacturing, it has emerged... 8412. February 26, 2010 | The Nation
New lab set up to detect toxins in high fat food, Thailand
Thailand's first laboratory to detect dioxins was officially opened yesterday to help screen out toxins in highfat food that lead to abnormalities in immunity, the reproduction system as well as cancers... 8413. February 26, 2010 | The Desert Sun
Chemical cloud prompts evacuation, 4 hospitalized, USA
A crane punctured a chlorine gas cylinder at an Indio scrap yard Thursday morning, sending a chemical cloud into the air that hospitalized four people and prompted the evacuation of about 100 others, fire officials said... 8414. February 25, 2010 | IRIN
ASIA: Pesticides pose health risks, IRIN
NUSA DUA, 25 February 2010 (IRIN) - The use of some pesticides in Asian countries has exposed communities across the region to unacceptably high health risks, according to a study conducted by the international Pesticide Action Network (PAN)... 8415. February 25, 2010 | China Daily
Toxic toll at Taiwan factory increases, China
SHANGHAI: The number of workers poisoned by a toxic chemical at a Taiwanese factory in Jiangsu province has increased from 47 to 62, more than a month after angry employees attacked the company over management and pay disputes... 8416. February 25, 2010 | KTIV
Ammonia leak forces business to evacuate, USA
IOUX CITY, Iowa - A Sioux City business had to be evacuated following an ammonia leak, late Wednesday night... 8417. February 25, 2010 | Palo Alto Online
Flash fire ignites hazmat response at Stanford, USA
An over-enthusiastic scrubdown of a large metal container where a chemical experiment had been conducted triggered a flash fire and full hazardous-materials (hazmat) response from the Palo Alto Fire Department shortly... 8418. February 24, 2010 | The Nation
Air quality will deteriorate without action now, Thailand
In Chiang Mai, environmental awareness appears to be a low priority; the public is not doing enough to help solve the annual air pollution problem... 8419. February 24, 2010 | The Jakarta Post
City and US EPA to tackle air pollution in Jakarta, Indonesia
Rawa Bebek community-based waste management treatment in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, received praise from the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday... 8420. February 24, 2010 | BBC
Two treated after Manchester Heineken brewery acid leak, UK
Two workers were taken to hospital after acid leaked at a brewery in Manchester. Firefighters cordoned off part of Princess Parkway after 2,000 litres (440 gallons) of hydrochloric acid spilled from the site in Moss Side... 8421. February 24, 2010 | Arkansas Online
Chemical reaction blamed for fire at factory, USA
LITTLE ROCK — A chemical reaction in a machine used to mix rubber for tire bladders caused a fire at a Little Rock factory this morning, officials said... 8422. February 24, 2010 | Nevada Appeal
No one hurt in fire at geothermal plant, USA
FALLON — A fire erupted at about 10:25 a.m. on Monday at the Magma Energy's Amor No. 2 geothermal plant on Soda Lake Road, causing unspecified damage... 8423. February 23, 2010 | BBC
Man hurt in chemical leak at pool, UK
A 32-year-old man has been taken to hospital after a chemical leak at a swimming pool in Edinburgh. The emergency services were called to Drumsheugh Baths in Belford Road in the city's New Town after the man was exposed to the chemical... 8424. February 23, 2010 | The Salem News
Chemical tank on North River springs leak, USA
SALEM — An environmental cleanup company is removing chromium once used at the old Salem Suede facility on Flint Street along the North River, after a crack developed in a tank holding the chemical... 8425. February 23, 2010 | KTRK
Gas leak reported at Texas City plant, USA
TEXAS CITY, TX -- A gas leak was reported at Marathon Oil in Texas City early this morning, but officials are calling it a minor incident...
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