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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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1976. June 23, 2017 | EurActiv, Belgium
EU recognises bisphenol A as an endocrine disruptor.
The European Chemicals Agency has classified bisphenol A, a chemical found in many common plastic products, as an endocrine disruptor and a 'substance of very high concern.' 1977. June 19, 2017 | Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Kenya
Mercury pollution costs billions in lost earning potential in Kenya.
Mining communities Kenya are losing more than 174 -342 billion shilling in earning potential every year due to mercury contamination, according to a new study published in The Journal of Environmental Management. 1978. June 16, 2017 | Science News for Students
Popular pesticide may harm bee flight.
Honeybees in the lab were sluggish after drinking nectar tainted with neonicotinoids. 1979. June 15, 2017 | NJ Advance Media
A new link between hair dye and breast cancer? Maybe, says Rutgers study.
In the hunt for the causes of breast cancer, Rutgers researchers say they may have found two new possible culprits: Hair dyes and relaxers. 1980. June 15, 2017 | San Francisco KCBS Radio, California
New study shows quantities of BPA found in canned food still high.
It’s convenient and a staple in most kitchens, but a lot of canned food still contains an ingredient linked to birth defects and cancer. 1981. June 14, 2017 | The Guardian
Side street routes to avoid city pollution can cut exposure by half.
Taking a side street route when walking through a city cuts a person’s air pollution exposure by half, according to a new study. 1982. June 13, 2017 | Reuters
Chinese lakes less polluted after sanitation clean-up: Study.
Pollution levels in many Chinese lakes have declined somewhat from high levels in the past decade, helped by billion-dollar investments in urban sewers and waste water treatment, scientists said on Monday. 1983. June 12, 2017 | The Guardian
Air pollution more harmful to children in cars than outside, warns top scientist.
Children are at risk of dangerous levels of air pollution in cars because exposure to toxic air is often far higher inside than outside vehicles, a former government chief scientific adviser has warned. 1984. June 12, 2017 | Miami New Times, Florida
Mosquito pesticide sprayed all over Miami linked to autism in kids.
Peer-reviewed research looked at a small area in New York subjected to regular aerial spraying and found an association between the pesticide use and the development of autism in children who live nearby. 1985. June 10, 2017 | The Independent, United Kingdom
Pesticides can cause brain damage and organic food is the future, EU report says.
Eating food with high levels of pesticides has an adverse effect on the brain, according to a review of existing scientific evidence commissioned by the European Parliament. 1986. June 8, 2017 | Wilmington Star-News, North Carolina
Toxic taints CFPUA drinking water.
A chemical replacement for a key ingredient in Teflon linked to cancer and a host of other ailments has been found in the drinking water system of the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, which cannot filter it. 1987. June 8, 2017 | Deutsche Welle, Germany
Is marine plastic pollution a threat to human health?
Would you like a side of plastic with your fish dish? Well, you might get it whether you like it or not. Ocean plastic pollution is pervasive. Scientists are trying to figure out the impact on human health. 1988. June 6, 2017 | Reuters
South Korea to suspend eight older coal-fired power plants to tackle pollution.
South Korea will halt operations at eight of the country's older coal-fired power plants for a month in June as part of measures to tackle air pollution, the energy ministry said on Tuesday. 1989. June 5, 2017 | The Independent, United Kingdom
Chemicals in everyday items linked to cancer in controversial new study.
Chemicals found in fossil fuel-powered vehicle exhausts, cosmetics, electric and traditional cigarettes, glue and building materials may increase the risk of cancer because they can interfere with the body’s natural repair mechanism, according to a new study. 1990. June 2, 2017 | Canadian Press
Air pollution leads to 7,700 deaths in Canada every year: Report.
Air pollution cost Canadian families an estimated $36 billion in 2015 due to premature death and illness, a new research report says. 1991. June 2, 2017 | Reuters
Metals and nutrients in baby teeth tied to autism risk.
Differences in exposure to certain metals and nutrients like lead and zinc in the womb and in early childhood may affect a child’s risk of developing autism spectrum disorder, researchers say. 1992. June 2, 2017 | ABC News Online, Australia
Medications, pesticides, found in blood of sea turtles on Great Barrier Reef.
Heart and gout medications, pesticides, herbicides and other industrial chemicals have all been found in the blood of green sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef, according to researchers. 1993. June 2, 2017 | Greenwire
Toxic air pollution predates Industrial Revolution - study.
Think air pollution is a relatively recent byproduct of the Industrial Revolution? Think again. 1994. June 2, 2017 | The Guardian
Air pollution doesn’t just harm humans - it is destroying nature too.
The poisonous residue from car exhausts is causing a public health crisis - and could be the death of sparrows too. 1995. June 1, 2017 | The Scientist
Plastic pollutants pervade water and land.
Contamination of marine and terrestrial ecosystems by microplastics is putting individual organisms at risk. 1996. May 30, 2017 | Los Angeles Times
Plastic pollution doesn’t just make for an ugly beach day. It’s contaminating our food chain.
There’s a big lie about plastic — that you can throw it away. But that’s not true; there is no “away.” 1997. May 28, 2017 | Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Alaska
Air quality action warranted.
We enacted regulations against smoking cigarettes because of how they impact people who do not smoke. The same applies to burning wood. 1998. May 27, 2017 | Lancet
Editorial: Cancer risk paradox. Grand plans fall short?
To eradicate cancer, governments need to both identify and act not only on increased risk susceptibility, but also ensure that people are not exposed to carcinogenic materials through gross environmental mismanagement. Recent moves by the US government undermine meeting these needs. 1999. May 26, 2017 | Ventura County Star, California
In birth defects case, mom tells of boy's pain.
The mother of a boy born with birth defects allegedly caused by pesticide exposure cried on the witness stand Thursday as she described his struggle with a facial deformity. 2000. May 25, 2017 | New Scientist
Newly-evolved microbes may be breaking down ocean plastics.
Plastic. There should be hundreds of thousands of tonnes of the stuff floating around in our oceans. But we are finding less than expected – perhaps because living organisms are evolving the ability to break it down.
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