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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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2201. October 3, 2016 | Times of India, India
Banned? Plastic waste chokes shrine area.
The district administration of Kolhapur imposed a complete ban on plastic bags in the Mahalaxmi temple and its premises, but the vendors, flower sellers, and devotees have ignored the decision. 2202. September 30, 2016 | Huffington Post
FDA tests confirm oatmeal, baby foods contain residues of Monsanto weed killer.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is quietly starting to test certain foods for residues of a weed killing chemical linked to cancer, has found the residues in a variety of oat products, including plain and flavored oat cereals for babies. 2203. September 30, 2016 | Kyodo News, Japan
Toxic chemicals found exceeding standards at new Tokyo fish market site.
Two toxic chemicals were detected at levels slightly above the government-set environmental standards in groundwater samples from Tokyo’s Toyosu area where the famous Tsukiji fish market is planned to be relocated. 2204. September 29, 2016 | Korea Herald, South Korea
Microbeads to be banned in cosmetics products.
Microbeads will be banned from use in cosmetic products as concerns rise over them polluting the environment and damaging the marine ecosystem, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Thursday. 2205. September 27, 2016 | The Independent, United Kingdom
Health of more than 90 percent of world's population affected by air pollution 'emergency', WHO says.
More than nine out of every 10 people on the planet live in areas where air pollution breaches official safety limits – and millions of people are dying as a result. 2206. September 27, 2016 | TakePart
Coffee grounds could clean up lead-contaminated water.
Researchers find that a sponge-like material made of recycled espresso could make drinking water safer. 2207. September 22, 2016 | Science News for Students
Nicotine from smoke enters body through the skin.
Breathing isn’t the only way that chemicals in cigarette smoke can enter the body. A new study shows that nicotine, a toxic chemical, can pass through skin and into the blood from the air or from smoky clothes. 2208. September 17, 2016 | Reuters
EPA says glyphosate, used in Monsanto herbicide, likely not carcinogenic.
Glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto Co's Roundup herbicide, is not likely carcinogenic to humans, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday as it outlined its current position on the controversial chemical. 2209. September 16, 2016 | Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota
Tiny plastic pollution may be more widespread in Great Lakes.
Microscopic pieces of harmful tiny plastic are prevalent not just in the Great Lakes, but in many of the tributaries that feed into them, according to a new study published this week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. 2210. September 15, 2016 | Reuters
Possible air pollution link to Alzheimer's.
A possible causal link between air pollution and Alzheimer's disease has been suggested by scientists after they conducted detailed studies of brain tissue, in a joint British-Mexican project. 2211. September 14, 2016 | Scroll.in, India
Heavy metals in river may be causing bent legs and spines in western Uttar Pradesh.
The National Green Tribunal has pulled up the state government for failing to provide safe drinking water to people in six districts. 2212. September 14, 2016 | CBS News
Household dust is laced with harmful chemicals, many from common home products.
Household dust does more than collect in corners and on bookshelves full of novels you haven’t gotten around to reading. A new study shows it can expose people to a wide range of potentially toxic chemicals. 2213. September 14, 2016 | Bloomberg BNA
EPA asbestos review may trigger probe of chlorine industry.
Chlorine manufacturers, which currently are the largest U.S. importers of asbestos, could have their use of the mineral reviewed soon if the EPA selects asbestos as one of the first 10 substances it will analyze under the amended chemicals law. 2214. September 13, 2016 | Winnipeg Sun, Manitoba
Cosmetic pesticide ban still controversial.
Supporters of banning cosmetic pesticides are still scratching their heads over why the new provincial government is reviewing the legislation so quickly. 2215. September 10, 2016 | Pump Handle
Defending their toxics – Industry pushes to protect its preferred chemicals under the new TSCA.
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century was signed into law with a general sigh of relief that finally, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would have the authority needed to evaluate and regulate the tens of thousands of commercial chemicals it oversees in the U.S. But as the EPA begins implementing the new law, the chemical industry is already busy pushing the agency to limit scrutiny of various widely used, highly toxic chemicals. 2216. September 7, 2016 | Chemical Watch
DEHP linked to hydrocele genital anomaly in newborns.
A team of US scientists has shown that exposure to phthalates, in early pregnancy, increases the risk of newborn boys having genital abnormalities. 2217. September 6, 2016 | The Telegraph, United Kingdom.
'Air pollution' particles linked to Alzheimer's found in human brain.
Tiny magnetic particles produced by car engines and brakes can travel into the human brain and may trigger Alzheimer's disease, scientists have warned. 2218. September 2, 2016 | Environmental Health Perspectives
PM 2.5 and kidney function: long-term exposures may lead to modest declines.
A new longitudinal study offers early evidence that PM2.5 exposure is associated with lower kidney function and a higher rate of kidney function decline over time. 2219. September 2, 2016 | NIEHS Environmental Factor
Research needed on low-dose chemical mixtures and cancer.
Research is needed to determine if low doses of noncarcinogenic chemicals in the environment may be able to combine and lead to cancer, according to new recommendations from an NIEHS workshop. 2220. September 2, 2016 | NIEHS Environmental Factor
Research needed on low-dose chemical mixtures and cancer.
Research is needed to determine if low doses of noncarcinogenic chemicals in the environment may be able to combine and lead to cancer, according to new recommendations from an NIEHS workshop. 2221. September 2, 2016 | National Public Radio
FDA bans Triclosan and 18 other chemicals from soaps.
Consumers don't need to use antibacterial soaps, and some of them may even be dangerous, the Food and Drug Administration says. 2222. September 1, 2016 | Bloomberg News
A soybean-killing pesticide spreads across America’s farm belt.
There’s just something about the herbicide dicamba that’s always made it hell on soybean and cotton crops. 2223. August 31, 2016 | London Daily Mail, United Kingdom
Microbead toxics could permeate human tissue say experts.
The revelation strengthens calls for a ban on the beads, which are contained in beauty products, face scrubs, gels and toothpaste. They end up being flushed down plug holes before reaching rivers and the sea, where they are eaten by marine life. 2224. August 31, 2016 | National Geographic News
Industrial chemicals accumulating in America’s alligators and Africa’s crocodiles
American alligators and South African crocodiles populate waterways a third of the globe apart, and yet both have detectable levels of long-lived industrial and household compounds for nonstick coatings in their blood. 2225. August 31, 2016 | Agence France-Presse.
Millions at risk from rising water pollution says UN.
Increasingly polluted rivers in Africa, Asia and Latin America pose a disease risk to more than 300 million people and threaten fisheries and farming in many countries, a UN report warned Tuesday.
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