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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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1101. November 6, 2020 | The Converstion
Metal pollution is leaving scallops helpless against crabs and lobsters
New research points to 'heavy metals' having unseen effects on a much larger scale than previously thought. 1102. November 5, 2020 | Reuters
India's capital suffers most toxic air in a year, heightening coronavirus worries
New Delhi, the capital city with the worst air quality worldwide, suffered its most toxic day in a year on Thursday, recording the concentration of poisonous PM2.5 particles at 14 times over the World Health Organisation safe limit. 1103. November 5, 2020 | Chemical & Engineering News
US EPA to regulate most uses of carbon tetrachloride
Agency finds more than a dozen applications pose unreasonable risks to workers. 1104. November 4, 2020 | The Guardian
Tiny air pollution rise linked to 11% more Covid-19 deaths – study
A small rise in people's long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with an 11% increase in deaths from Covid-19, research has found. Another recent study suggests that 15% of all Covid-19 deaths around the world are attributable to dirty air. 1105. November 3, 2020 | Nature
India’s countryside offers no refuge from filthy air
The cities in India are notorious for their polluted air, but the air outside cities is just as dirty. 1106. November 3, 2020 | NHPR, New Hamshire
Doctors encourage arsenic testing for private well owners in Dartmouth study
Researchers at Dartmouth College are studying ways that doctors can encourage more homeowners to test their private water wells for toxics such as arsenic. 1107. November 3, 2020 | PBS
Toxic synthetic “forever chemicals” are in our water and on our plates
What makes PFAS chemicals extremely useful—and extremely hard to get rid of—are the bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms that are almost impossible to break. 1108. November 3, 2020 | Environmental Health Peerspectives
Phthalates and autistic traits: Exploring the association between prenatal exposures and child behavior
In a recent paper published in Environmental Health Perspectives, investigators reported associations between specific phthalate metabolites and autistic traits in a group of Canadian preschoolers, with additional evidence that folic acid supplementation during pregnancy may mitigate potential effects. 1109. November 2, 2020 | The Guardian
Smoke cloud from Australian summer’s bushfires three-times larger than anything previously recorded
Smoke cloud pushed into the stratosphere by last summer's bushfire crisis was three times larger than anything previously recorded globally, according to research by international scientists. 1110. November 2, 2020 | Bangkok Post
Sri Lanka sends waste back to UK
Sri Lanka has started shipping 242 containers of hazardous waste, including body parts from mortuaries, back to Britain after a two-year court battle by an environment watchdog, officials said on Saturday. 1111. November 2, 2020 | Chemical & Engineering News
Violet colorant poses risks to workers
Revised EPA assessment finds risks from chronic inhalation of pigment violet 29. 1112. November 1, 2020 | Environmental Health News
How to shop for cleaning products - while avoiding toxics
In the midst of a pandemic, sales of cleaning products have skyrocketed, and many feel a need to clean more often. Knowing what to look for when purchasing cleaning supplies can help prevent unwanted and dangerous toxics from entering your home. 1113. November 1, 2020 | Environmental Health News
Toxic "Forever Chemicals" under-investigated and under-regulated
This weekend, at the Geological Society of America's 2020 Annual Meeting, a technical session will help bring PFAS to national attention. Presentations will discuss how PFAS are released into the environment, transported through groundwater, river, and soils, and partially remediated. 1114. October 30, 2020 | The Hill
EPA limits enforcement of pesticide application boundaries
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalized a rule that narrows the areas where farmers are required to limit human presence during the application of pesticides. 1115. October 30, 2020 | Midwest Center
EPA documents show dicamba damage worse than previously thought
The pesticide harmed tens of thousands of farmers, overwhelmed state agriculture departments and damaged research plots across the United States, according to documents the federal agency released Tuesday. 1116. October 29, 2020 | AJC Atlanta News
Air pollution contributes to half a million infant deaths yearly
In 2019, 476,000 infants worldwide died in their first month of life from health effects associated with air pollution exposure, a team of international researchers estimate in the State of Global Air 2020 report. 1117. October 29, 2020 | Inquirer.Net
Urgent need' to ban sale of lead paint
Environmental health experts said there is an “urgent need" to boost efforts to ban the production, importation, and sale of lead paint, as they highlighted the need to protect children's brain development from lead and other toxic chemicals. 1118. October 28, 2020 | National Geographic
Decades ago, the Donora smog disaster exposed the perils of dirty air
A survivor of the five-day smog crisis in Pennsylvania recalls: "We all knew the air was bad. We didn't realize it was going to kill people." 1119. October 28, 2020 | Brookings
The importance of clean air in classrooms—during the pandemic and beyond
A link between airborne pollutants and academic performance. 1120. October 27, 2020 | Dhaka Tribune
UNEP: Imported used vehicles worsening air pollution in developing countries
80% of the imported vehicles failed to meet minimum safety and environmental standards in exporting countries. 1121. October 24, 2020 | Fortune
Madeleine Albright: Lead poisoning in children: How we can mitigate it
Lead poisoning is affecting children on a massive scale, silently wreaking havoc on their health and development, with possibly fatal consequences. 1122. October 23, 2020 | Reuters
Europe's air quality can still be deadly despite progress, EEA says
Many European citizens are exposed to harmful and sometimes illegal levels of pollution despite progress to improve air quality in recent years, the European Environment Agency says. 1123. October 22, 2020 | The New York Times
The FDA wanted to ban some hair straighteners. It never happened
In 2016, agency scientists deemed hair straighteners containing formaldehyde to be unsafe, according to newly obtained emails. 1124. October 22, 2020 | Newsweek
Air pollution kills almost half a million babies around the world
Scientists have discovered polluted air has an impact on the health of babies while they are still in the womb. 1125. October 21, 2020 | Nunatsiaq News
Concern mounts over impact of toxic "forever chemicals" in the Arctic
Alarm is growing about the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in the Arctic, which have been found to harm peoples' immune systems
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