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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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2201. August 15, 2016 | South China Morning Post, China
Expert says city may be contaminated by leaked sewage and past industrial pollution.
Contaminated groundwater is an ecological problem for Hong Kong and deserves more research and government monitoring, ­according to a Canadian ­hydrogeologist. 2202. August 12, 2016 | Buffalo News, New York
Tire fires pose hazards to air, land and water.
A tire fire like the one burning at a Lockport tire recycler 24 hours after it was discovered creates substantial environmental hazards to air, land and water. 2203. August 10, 2016 | Charleston Gazette-Mail, West Virginia
Study: At least 6 million at risk from PFOA chemical family.
Drinking water systems serving at least six million Americans have shown levels of C8 and other similar chemicals higher than a health advisory issued earlier this year by the U.S. EPA, according to a new study. 2204. August 10, 2016 | The Telegraph, United Kingdom
Chemicals in food wrappings could harm human and dog fertility.
Chemicals found in plastic wrappings and the environment could be behind the drop in sperm counts, scientists have suggested, after discovering that dogs are also losing their fertility because they live alongside humans. 2205. August 10, 2016 | New York Times
How bad is your air-conditioner for the planet?
Governments recently met to limit a chemical with a powerful heat trapping effect, highlighting air-conditioning’s complicated environmental impact. 2206. August 9, 2016 | Washington Post
Researchers find unsafe levels of industrial chemicals in drinking water of 6 million Americans.
Drinking water supplies serving more than six million Americans contain unsafe levels of a widely used class of industrial chemicals linked to potentially serious health problems, according to a new study from Harvard University researchers. 2207. August 9, 2016 | Deccan Herald, India
Detecting atmospheric CO2 with a sensitive sensor.
Take a deep breath. Chances are that air filling your lungs is impure and polluted with deadly gases like carbon dioxide. According to the World Health Organisation, every year around two million people die prematurely due to air pollution. 2208. August 9, 2016 | Reuters
Air pollution tied to shorter survival with lung cancer.
Exposure to air pollution has long been associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, and a new study suggests it might also be tied to a faster death from the disease. 2209. August 8, 2016 | USA Today
It's about to get a lot harder for minors to vape.
New federal regulations for electronic cigarettes go into effect today, requiring greater scrutiny of the products and making it more difficult for minors to vape. 2210. August 6, 2016 | New York Times
The poisoning of children around the world.
Since the disaster in Flint, Mich., it seems each day there is a new report of lead exposure being rediscovered in American cities, towns and schools. Blood lead levels are tripling in some places and children with growing brains are at risk of reduced intelligence and developmental disabilities. These events have put the lead threat back on the front burner of U.S. public health priorities. 2211. August 5, 2016 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri
Suspected illegal herbicide use takes toll on southeast Missouri farmers.
Farmers in southeast Missouri, western Tennessee and northeastern Arkansas are facing widespread crop damage. The likely culprit? An older herbicide that is finding new life as a tool to battle glyphosate-resistant weeds. 2212. August 5, 2016 | Abu Dhabi National, United Arab Emirates
Pesticide which killed 10 in Dubai ‘should never be used in homes.’
A pesticide that has claimed the lives of 10 people is dangerous and should not be used in homes under any circumstances, experts have warned. 2213. August 4, 2016 | Epoch Times
How tiny pieces of plastic in our oceans are ‘terrifying’
Microplastics, sometimes thinner than human hair, are now in 85–90 percent of some fish populations, says Richard Thompson, a marine biology professor at Plymouth University. We humans then eat the fish. 2214. August 3, 2016 | Korea Bizwire, South Korea
More urethane tracks unveiled with high lead contamination.
More urethane running tracks have been discovered with high concentrations of lead, but this time, at public parks and sports facilities. 2215. August 2, 2016 | Australia ABC News, Australia
Toxic levels of mercury found in Antarctic sea ice.
A Melbourne University research team have found methylmercury, a potent neurotoxin, in Antarctic sea ice. 2216. August 1, 2016 | Environmental Health Perspectives
Arsenic and the placental epigenome: Unlocking the secrets of prenatal exposure.
Researchers present an extensive epigenome-wide analysis of placental DNA methylation in relation to fetal arsenic exposure. 2217. August 1, 2016 | The Scientist
Pesticide resistance in a plant organelle drives down whole-genome diversity.
A chloroplast mutation has dramatically affected the genomes of railside populations of Arabidopsis thaliana. 2218. August 1, 2016 | Yakima Herald Republic, Washington
Tackling lead exposure risk requires more testing, information.
In Washington state only a small fraction of young children are tested for blood-lead levels, making it difficult to know the scope of the problem here. 2219. July 31, 2016 | San Francisco KQED Public Radio, California
California adds atrazine to list of toxic chemicals, but no ban.
Atrazine has been a dirty word among environmentalists for decades. Now state and federal agencies are coming down on the weed killer, amid troubling evidence that it disrupts hormones and contributes to birth defects. 2220. July 27, 2016 | The Guardian
Leading insecticide cuts bee sperm by almost 40%, study shows.
The world’s most widely used insecticide is an inadvertent contraceptive for bees, cutting live sperm in males by almost 40%, according to research. 2221. July 27, 2016 | Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting
Growing health concerns surrounding pesticides, including two commonly used in Iowa.
Two herbicides commonly used in Iowa — atrazine and glyphosate — have come under scrutiny for potential human health and environmental dangers and are in the midst of a contentious U.S. EPA re-registration process. 2222. July 24, 2016 | Japan Times, Japan
Plastic debris in oceans a growing hazard as toxins climb the food chain.
Plastic is part of the fabric of everyday life, from bags to bottles to synthetic clothing. In 2014, global production amounted to 311 million tons, up from 225 million tons in 2004, according to manufacturers group Plastics Europe. 2223. July 22, 2016 | Albany Times Union, New York
PCBs are down in Hudson.
It will be at least several years before officials seriously consider whether people can safely eat fish from the Hudson River, but there's been progress in reducing the level of PCBs, Environmental Protection Agency scientists said Thursday. 2224. July 21, 2016 | Bloomberg News
Wal-Mart asks suppliers to remove eight chemicals from products.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is asking suppliers to remove formaldehyde, triclosan and six other substances from their products, part of an effort to eliminate controversial chemicals from household goods. 2225. July 21, 2016 | Bloomberg BNA
Chemicals EPA should assess first named by green group.
Asbestos, bisphenol A, phthalates and various flame retardants should be among the first 10 chemicals evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act, an Environmental Working Group report urges.
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