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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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176. August 29, 2023 | Reuters
Air pollution now a major risk to life expectancy in South Asia - study 30 August
Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world's most polluted regions, according to a report published on Tuesday which flagged the growing burden of hazardous air on health. 177. August 28, 2023 | Environmental Health Perspectives
Neurotoxicity and Outcomes from Developmental Lead Exposure: Persistent or Permanent?
Childhood lead poisoning remains an important public health issue in the United States, as well as elsewhere in the world. Although primary prevention is a major goal and it is critically important to keep children from getting poisoned, it is also important to explore ways to reduce the neurotoxic effects of lead in those children already poisoned. 178. August 28, 2023 | The Irish Times
Firelighters ‘hidden culprit’ behind black carbon air pollution, study finds
Previously unknown health and climate effects from firelighters exposed by researchers from Ireland, China and India. 179. August 28, 2023 | Mongabay News
Bangladesh to produce lithium batteries, electric vehicles to cut emissions
The production of locally made lithium batteries and transformation of the sector through electric vehicles will aid the country’s emission reduction plan, industry insiders say. 180. August 28, 2023 | The Washington Post
Recycling and other myths about tackling climate change
A slim majority of Americans think their individual actions can reduce the effects of climate change, according to a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll. But do they know which actions are the most effective? Not quite. 181. August 28, 2023 | AP News
Removing Fukushima's melted nuclear fuel will be harder than the release of plant's wastewater
The sound of treated radioactive water flowing to an underground pool could be heard as media toured Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. 182. August 28, 2023 | Reuters
Indonesia launches sky train in capital, hopes to ease traffic and pollution
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday launched the first elevated rail line for Greater Jakarta, hailing the $2.13 billion project as a step towards easing the capital's chronic road congestion and worsening air pollution. 183. August 25, 2023 | Inquirer
PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ found in 76% of PA streams sampled
Scientists with the USGS first set out in 2019 to sample 161 waterways as a way of finding potential sources of PFAS contamination from 33 different compounds of the “forever chemicals." 184. August 24, 2023 | The Washington Post
Cancers among younger Americans are on the rise, new study shows
Some of the biggest increases were seen in women and in younger people diagnosed with gastrointestinal and breast cancers. 185. August 24, 2023 | Mongabay
Activists slam coal pollution from Indonesia’s production of ‘clean’ batteries
Indonesia’s nickel smelters are powered by purpose-built coal-fired plants, which environmental activists say are causing illness, killing crops and polluting fish farms. 186. August 24, 2023 | Chemical & Engineering News
US EPA orders toxicity tests on PFAS used in GenX
HFPO-DAF may present unreasonable health risks, US agency says. 187. August 24, 2023 | NPR
New class of flame retardants found in breast milk raises concerns
After a class of flame retardants called PBDEs was phased out due to links with developmental health issues, manufacturers started using another, similar group of compounds. 188. August 24, 2023 | The Guardian
Asian Americans have much higher ‘forever chemicals’ levels than other groups, study finds
Asian Americans likely have much higher levels of “forever chemicals” in their blood than other US races and ethnicities, research using a novel method for measuring PFAS exposure finds. 189. August 23, 2023 | The Washington Post
Wildfire smoke may increase dementia risk, new study says
A new study has found that people living in areas with persistent exposure to wildfire smoke may have higher risks of developing dementia. 190. August 23, 2023 | TBS News
Ship-breaking workers suffer lifelong illness due to asbestos exposure
Many workers of the ship-breaking industry become victims of asbestos unknowingly, as the symptoms of asbestosis – a chronic lung disease – usually do not appear until many years after the initial exposure 191. August 23, 2023 | rfi.fr
As wildfires multiply, a new era of air pollution
Fires in Canada and the island of Maui, in the US state of Hawaii, have damaged massive areas of land and raised questions about lasting health effects. 192. August 23, 2023 | Energy News
Hempcrete shows promise for healthy housing
The material is still hard to find and expensive — but proponents see a bright future for the concrete alternative. 193. August 22, 2023 | Environmental Health News
Organic diets reduce glyphosate exposure for pregnant people: Study
Just one week of an organic diet effectively reduces levels of the herbicide glyphosate in pregnant women’s urine, according to a study published in July in Environmental Health Perspectives. 194. August 22, 2023 | Mongabay
From grassroots to government, Singapore takes lead in tackling e-waste
Innovative legislation enacted by Singapore’s government in 2019 puts the onus on producers to collect used electrical appliances and electronic goods and send them to sorting and recycling facilities. 195. August 21, 2023 | Bloonberg
American exposure to smoke pollution reached 17-year high in 2023
The US is on track to experience its worst year for smoke exposure in decades, after wildfires in Canada sent toxic plumes drifting across the border to the Midwest and the East Coast earlier this summer. 196. August 20, 2023 | The Star
Indonesian capital Jakarta opts for remote working, learning to curb pollution and beat the smog
The Jakarta administration will impose remote working for city employees and learning for students ahead of the Asean Summit in September, a move aimed to curb the severe air pollution that has been choking the city in recent months. 197. August 18, 2023 | The New York TImes
Paul Brodeur, reporter who exposed the hazards of asbestos, dies at 92
In his long career at The New Yorker, he specialized in writing about this and other threats to people’s health, including chlorofluorocarbons. 198. August 18, 2023 | The Guardian
EPA’s new definition of PFAS could omit thousands of ‘forever chemicals’
Agency plans to take a ‘case-by-case’ approach that allows it to be more flexible, but critics argue ‘it is a lack of definition, and it makes no sense.’ 199. August 16, 2023 | Environmental Health News
How toxic fertilizers create toxic municipal bonds
Two environmental hazards are emerging in tandem with the promise of disruptions to municipal financial markets. One, global warming, has received widespread attention; the other, toxic waste, less so. 200. August 16, 2023 | AP News
A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children
Researchers in heavily drilled Pennsylvania are adding to a body of evidence suggesting links between the natural gas industry and certain health problems.
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