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The International Workshop to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Chemicals Management in South-East Asia Region
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1626. February 5, 2019 | Environmental Health News
PFAS and phthalate chemical exposure early in life may hamper kids’ lungs
Study of more than 1,000 mothers and children in Europe links common chemicals to reduced lung function. 1627. February 4, 2019 | Daily Mail UK
Men who live on a main road are more likely to struggle to get an erection
Men who live on a main road are more likely to struggle to get an erection 'because the toxic fumes cut off their blood supply', a Chinese study on rats suggested 1628. February 4, 2019 | Chemistry and Engineering News
The pervasiveness of microplastics
Plastic particles are showing up in our food and in our bodies. Is that a problem? 1629. February 4, 2019 | CityLab
Pollution from traffic harms kids' academic performance
When students switch to schools downwind of major roads, their test scores fall and their absences increase, according to new research. 1630. January 31, 2019 | CNN
Toxic air forces Thai officials to close Bangkok schools for rest of week
Thailand's Ministry of Education has ordered all schools in Bangkok and some surrounding provinces to close for the remainder of the week amid concerns over dangerous levels of air pollution. 1631. January 31, 2019 | The Sun UK
Bangkok residents cough up blood and suffer massive nosebleeds as major pollution crisis hits Thai capital
Bangkok residents have been coughing up blood and suffering nosebleeds thanks to the city's pollution crisis. 1632. January 30, 2019 | Madison.com
Wisconsin case shows how sewage plants spread unregulated toxics across landscape
Hazardous, indestructible PFAS compounds pass through sewage treatment plants and end up in public waters and farm fields. 1633. January 30, 2019 | Consumer Reports
Arsenic and lead are in your fruit juice: What you need to know
Consumer Reports' testing has discovered concerning amounts of toxic heavy metals including arsenic and lead in fruit juice, and many of those juices marketed to children. 1634. January 30, 2019 | The Guardian
EU proposes ban on 90% of microplastic pollutants
A wide-ranging ban on microplastics covering about 90% of pollutants has been proposed by the EU in an attempt to cut 400,000 tonnes of plastic pollution in 20 years. 1635. January 29, 2019 | Reuters
US judge to allow controversial evidence in Roundup cancer trials
A federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging Bayer AG's glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer causes cancer on Monday tentatively allowed evidence that the company had hoped to exclude from upcoming trials. 1636. January 28, 2019 | Environmental Health News
How diapers and menstrual pads are exposing babies and women to hormone-disrupting, toxic chemicals
Health advocates say the report is the latest example of products falling through regulatory cracks and an inadequate societal focus on women's reproductive health. 1637. January 28, 2019 | The Times
China under fire as South Korea chokes on ‘fine dust’ pollution
It arrives from across the sea to the west, most often in the winter and spring, a choking yellow cloud that descends across the peninsula. 1638. January 25, 2019 | Chemical Watch
Canada considers restricting flame retardants in tents, toys
Health Canada is considering restricting or banning flame retardants in tents and some children's toys as part of its proposed updates to the country's Tent Regulations. 1639. January 25, 2019 | DW.com
Nitrogen oxide: Is it really that dangerous, lung doctors ask?
Several German pulmonary physicians question the current nitrogen oxide and particulate matter limits. These are inadequate and mainly based on questionable epidemiological studies, they say. 1640. January 25, 2019 | Science magazine
As legal pot farms expand, so do air pollution worries
Researchers have long known that VOCs emitted by plants can contribute to smog. VOCs can mix with nitrogen oxides - produced by cars and industrial sources - in sunlight-driven reactions that produce ground-level ozone, a pollutant. 1641. January 24, 2019 | Earth.com
Why do some tuna contain toxic mercury levels, while others don’t?
A new study may help to explain why toxic methylmercury concentrations in tuna fish vary across different geographic regions. 1642. January 24, 2019 | Mother Jones
Lead exposure creates mean(er) mockingbirds
Lead is bad for human infants, and apparently it's bad for mockingbirds as well. In both cases, the problem is lead in soil. 1643. January 21, 2019 | Mirror UK
New exhaust fume link to breast cancer
There is a one-in-10,000 chance that six women who worked in an area of high pollution and got breast cancers within three years of each other was a coincidence. In other words, pollution plays a part in developing the disease. 1644. January 18, 2019 | Telegraph UK
Asthma attacks three times more common than thought, amid warnings over air pollution
Asthma attacks are three times as common as previously thought, according to new figures which have sparked warnings about the impact of air pollution. 1645. January 17, 2019 | Inside Science
Smoke from wildfires may increase violent crime and asthma attacks
Exposure to wildfire smoke can send people with asthma rushing to the hospital, and it may also cause violent crime rates to spike, according to new research. 1646. January 17, 2019 | Independent UK
How scented candles could be harming the environment and your health
Experts say your love of scented candles could be harming the environment and causing you to breathe in dangerous toxins. 1647. January 17, 2019 | Texus Tribune
Report: Texas coal power plants leaching toxic pollutants into groundwater
Analyzing groundwater monitoring data that power companies are now required to report, the Environmental Integrity Project found that groundwater under 16 Texas coal plants had unsafe levels of contaminants including arsenic. 1648. January 14, 2019 | Chemistry and Engineering News
World chemical outlook 2019: Environmental forecast
Looking ahead to the biggest environmental issues for chemistry worldwide, including climate change, air quality, PFAS pollution, plastics, and chemical regulation. 1649. January 11, 2019 | Reuters
China could lift life expectancy by nearly three years if it meets WHO smog standards
China could raise average life expectancy by 2.9 years if it improves air quality to levels recommended by the World Health Organization, according a new study from a U.S. research group. 1650. January 10, 2019 | USA Today
Oral-B Glide floss tied to toxic PFAS chemicals, study suggests
Using Oral-B Glide dental floss may be associated with higher levels of toxic PFAS chemicals in your body, according to a new peer-reviewed study.
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