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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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1776. February 14, 2018 | Reuters
India's $230 million plan to stop crop burning that pollutes Delhi falls short of estimates
The Indian government's plan to spend $230 million over two years to prevent crop residue burning is below the spending estimates of its policy advisors for the task and may do little to cut the air pollution that envelops the capital region of Delhi. 1777. February 13, 2018 | The Star
Cord blood, blood and hair tests show mercury exposure in Grassy Narrows
Results support what people here have been saying for decades: That they have been exposed to dangerously high levels of mercury and younger generations have likely been affected as well. 1778. February 12, 2018 | The Guardian
Microplastics pollute most remote and uncharted areas of the ocean
First data ever gathered from extremely remote area of the South Indian Ocean has a surprisingly high volume of plastic particles, say scientists 1779. February 12, 2018 | BBC
Warning: Hundreds of fire deaths may be linked to skin creams
Skin creams containing paraffin are a fire risk, but most products do not contain a warning. 1780. February 12, 2018 | The Radio, New Zealand
Toxic foam: 'Absolutely we could have done better'
The New Zealand government was not wrong to withhold information about potential toxic foam in the water supply, the Ministry for the Environment's chief executive says. 1781. February 9, 2018 | The North Carolina Health News
RTP cell phone study: Keep looking
While offering no evidence that our cell phones are dangerous, findings suggest very high levels of their radiation may have some biological effects. 1782. February 9, 2018 | The Straits Times
Bangkok issues air pollution warning
BANGKOK • Residents of Bangkok, one of the world’s top tourist destinations, were warned yesterday that the city’s air quality had hit dangerous levels, just days after the pollution control agency appealed to residents to wear face masks. 1783. February 8, 2018 | The Daily Mail
Polluted air makes us more likely to commit crimes
Researchers from Columbia Business School in New York suggest air pollution drives up crime rates because exposure to contaminants makes us more anxious. 1784. February 8, 2018 | Reuters
Bangkok air pollution warning, children asked to stay indoors
Residents in Bangkok, one of the world's top tourist destinations, were warned on Thursday the city's air quality had hit dangerous levels just days after the country's pollution control agency appealed to residents to wear face masks. 1785. February 8, 2018 | Bangkok Post
Bangkok's air pollution level remains high
The Pollution Control Department warned on Thursday that unhealthy levels of particulate matter would continue to make life uncomfortable in Bangkok for a few more days, blaming it on weather conditions. 1786. February 7, 2018 | Environmental Health News
Fracking chemical mix causes disturbing changes in breast tissue: Study
Female mice exposed to a mixture of 23 chemicals used in oil and gas fracking developed mammary lesions and enlarged tissues—suggesting the chemicals may leave breast tissues more prone to cancer, according to a new study. 1787. February 5, 2018 | Environmental Health perspectives
Chips off the old block: How a father’s preconception exposures might affect the health of his children
A woman's environmental exposures during the prenatal and even preconception periods are well known to potentially affect her unborn child's child. Now studies are showing that a man's exposures also can influence the health of his future children. 1788. February 5, 2018 | The Daily Mail
Chemicals in plastic found in 90% of teenage bodies
A study by the University of Exeter, whose researchers tested urine samples from 94 teenagers, found 86 per cent had traces of BPA in their bodies. 1789. 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 1790. 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 1791. 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. 1792. 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. 1793. 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. 1794. 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. 1795. 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. 1796. 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. 1797. 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. 1798. 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. 1799. 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. 1800. 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.
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