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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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1651. February 5, 2018 | Salon.com
The chemical industry doesn’t want you to be afraid of Teflon pans. You should be.
Health experts and advocates say nonsticks should have been banned years ago; fortunately, you can mitigate risk 1652. February 4, 2018 | Daily Mail
Chemicals in plastic found in 90% of teenage bodies
Bisphenol A (BPA) is found in plastic containers, water bottles and in till receipts. The chemical mimics the female sex hormone oestrogen. The study was done by University of Exeter. Gender-bending chemicals found in plastic and linked to breast and prostate cancer are found in 86% of teenagers' bodies. 1653. February 2, 2018 | Environmental Health News
Commentary: It’s up to us to keep children safe from toxics
Children in the world today are exposed to thousands of environmental toxics, and these toxic chemicals are making our children sick. 1654. February 1, 2018 | The Guardian
Air pollution: Black, Hispanic and poor students most at risk from toxics
Schoolchildren across the US are plagued by air pollution that's linked to multiple brain-related problems, with black, Hispanic and low-income students most likely to be exposed to harmful pollutants at school, scientists and educators have warned. 1655. February 1, 2018 | Reuters
China puts finishing touches to three-year smog crackdown plan
China is drawing up plans for tougher curbs on smog during the three years to 2020, an environment ministry official said on Wednesday, after a five-year crackdown on pollution helped it attain air quality targets last month. 1656. January 30, 2018 | NDTV
Air pollution affects 47 million children in India: Report
Some 47 million children under the age of five live in areas facing severe air pollution with dangerous effluent density, a report said on Monday. 1657. January 29, 2018 | The Guardian
Air pollution linked to ‘extremely high mortality’ in people with mental disorders
A major study in Hong Kong shows the risk of death rises sharply on hazy days, when air pollution is much worse. 1658. January 27, 2018 | Reuters
China's Hebei province to cut coal use by 5 million tonnes this year: Xinhua
China's northern Hebei province plans to reduce its annual coal consumption by 5 million tonnes this year by promoting the use of clean and renewable energy, the official Xinhua news agency reports. 1659. January 26, 2018 | The Guardian
Air pollution linked to ‘extremely high mortality’ in people with mental disorders
A major study in Hong Kong shows the risk of death rises sharply on hazy days, when air pollution is much worse. 1660. January 25, 2018 | Reuters
France says farmers exempt from glyphosate ban when no alternative
France will exempt farmers from a ban on using the weed-killer glyphosate in three years time where there is no credible alternative to the most widely used pesticide in the world, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. 1661. January 25, 2018 | The New Yorker
Raising kids in Delhi’s worsening air
To live in the Indian capital these past years has been to witness a city coming to the slow, sickening realization of a terrible crisis. 1662. January 25, 2018 | Nunasiaq Online
Study links toxic pollutants with high cholesterol among Inuit
Once again the health of Inuit appears to be under threat from something that people in the North can't see and didn't cause, but which is a menace that's likely to intensify as the Arctic warms. 1663. January 24, 2018 | Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Rising tide of innovation at Davos to keep plastic out of the sea
More than 8 million tons of plastics enter the ocean each year. 1664. January 23, 2018 | Vanguard
Hazardous contamination lead battery recycling plants found in seven African countries
An international study has found extensive lead contamination around lead battery recycling plants in Nigeria and six additional African countries. 1665. January 22, 2018 | Reuters
China's war on smog hits fertilizer, pesticide output in December: stats
China's fertilizer and pesticide output fell in December to their lowest on records going back to February 2015, data showed on Monday, as Beijing's war on smog and efforts to ensure winter heating forced producers to suspend operations. 1666. January 22, 2018 | Chemical and Engineering News
EU to lower limit for bisphenol A migration from food packaging
A draft European Commission regulation that lowers the amount of bisphenol A (BPA) allowed to migrate into or onto food from packaging materials is expected to be finalized in the coming months. 1667. January 19, 2018 | Daily Mail
The everyday items that cause infertility and even cancer
Everyday items could be causing everything from mood swings to infertility and even cancer. Chemicals found in plastic water bottles, lipsticks, tampons, receipts and even tap water are wreaking havoc on people's hormones, which is linked to a growing number of health problems. Research published earlier this week reveals more than 90 percent of receipts contain the so-called 'gender-bending' chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) and its 'healthier alternative' Bisphenol S (BPS), which are associated with autism, ADHD, type 2 diabetes, premature births and early onset of puberty. 1668. January 19, 2018 | Telangana Today
After smog, e-waste is Delhi’s next concern
The results of the study, published in journal Current Science, have indicated that soil and water contamination is likely to find its way into the human body resulting in health hazards. 1669. January 18, 2018 | Chemical Watch
Furniture flame retardants increase smoke toxicity, study finds
A UK study has found that flame retardant chemicals in furniture increase the toxicity of smoke when burning more than they reduce fire growth rate. 1670. January 18, 2018 | Chemical Watch
Furniture flame retardants increase smoke toxicity, study finds
A UK study has found that flame retardant chemicals in furniture increase the toxicity of smoke when burning more than they reduce fire growth rate. 1671. January 17, 2018 | TimesLive
African battery recycling plants poison communities with lead
Battery recycling plants in seven African countries pose a danger to the communities around them because of extensive lead contamination‚ a new study warns. 1672. January 17, 2018 | Newsweek
China builds world’s largest air purifier to combat pollution
Killer smog in China has paralyzed some of its top cities in the past—so much so that its defense now includes the world’s biggest air purifier. 1673. January 16, 2018 | Bloomberg
There’s a fight brewing over what pregnant women should eat
Rice has arsenic, mac and cheese has phthalates, and soda just isn’t worth the risk. But some are pushing back on the better-safe-than-sorry crowd. 1674. January 11, 2018 | Bloomberg L.P.
There’s a fight brewing over what pregnant women should eat
Rice has arsenic, mac and cheese has phthalates, and soda just isn’t worth the risk. But some are pushing back on the better-safe-than-sorry crowd. 1675. January 11, 2018 | National Public Radio
Government scientists say a controversial pesticide is killing endangered salmon
The insecticide chlorpyrifos, already under attack for its risk to small children, may be killing salmon as well. The National Marine Fisheries Service is recommending restrictions on its use.
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