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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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2326. April 15, 2016 | Science News
EPA underestimates methane emissions.
Rising amounts of greenhouse gas missed by environmental agency’s methods. 2327. April 14, 2016 | Boston Globe, Massachusetts
New evidence of the dangers of living near highways.
A new study of Boston residents who live or spend time near Interstate 93 and the Massachusetts Turnpike has found that their exposure to microscopic metals and chemicals spewed from vehicles increases their chances of suffering a heart attack or stroke. 2328. April 11, 2016 | London Evening Standard, United Kingdom
Asthmatic children wear monitors to track levels of pollution on way to school.
Asthmatic children are wearing pollution monitors and GPS trackers to measure how much noxious air they breathe in walking to school for a major study by a team of London scientists. 2329. April 8, 2016 | Hans India
Higher smoking rates will increase asthma risk in India: study
Countries with higher male smoking rates such as India and Bangladesh may develop higher asthma and wheezing rates as a result of more exposure to second-hand smoke, scientists say. 2330. April 6, 2016 | Washington Post
Banned chemical still used in hospital IVs is linked to attention deficit disorder.
A chemical used to make plastic IV tubes and catheters has been linked to attention deficit disorder in children who received treatment for a serious illness, according to a new study. 2331. April 6, 2016 | News-Medical.net
Maternal smoking influences epigenetic programming of unborn child's genetic make-up.
If mothers smoke during pregnancy, they influence the epigenetic programming of their unborn child's genetic make-up in the long term. This may give rise to an increased risk of the development of disease risks later in the child's life. 2332. April 4, 2016 | New York Times
DEET seen as safe for pregnant women despite limited studies.
Research indicates that the insect repellent, if not overapplied, is fine to use to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes that could be carrying Zika. 2333. April 3, 2016 | Indo-Asian News Service
Chemical exposure to foetal mammary gland can up breast cancer risk.
Exposure of common plastic chemical on the developing mammary gland in the womb is likely to spurt the growth of breast cancer in women, reveals a new study. 2334. April 1, 2016 | Environmental Health Perspectives
Phthalates and childhood body fat: Study finds no evidence of obesogenicity.
A study published in this issue of EHP found not only no association between prenatal phthalate exposures and increased body fat in children, but also that high exposure to di phthalate (DEHP) was associated with lower body fat. 2335. March 31, 2016 | MPBN Radio, Maine
BPA found in two-thirds of sampled food cans.
Two-thirds of food cans sampled around the country, including in Maine, contain bisphenol A - or BPA - making canned foods a major source of the hormone-disrupting chemical. 2336. March 29, 2016 | CBS News
Premature births linked to air pollution cost U.S. billions.
A number of studies have found evidence that air pollution may contribute to the problem of preterm births, raising babies' risk of health complications. Now for the first time researchers are putting a price tag on the impact. 2337. March 28, 2016 | Sunday Post, United Kingdom
Fresh fears over plastic pitches causing cancer as lab tests reveal carcinogens.
Cancer-causing chemicals do lurk in artificial football pitches according to lab tests ordered by The Sunday Post. 2338. March 28, 2016 | Casper Star-Tribune, Wyoming
OSHA releases new silica guidelines for workplace.
Some 2.3 million people are estimated to be exposed to silica at work, primarily in the construction industry but also in the oilfield, where it is used as a component in fracking. 2339. March 25, 2016 | Associated Press
Chemical warning may scare poor from canned food.
California plans to delay state-required warnings on metal cans lined with the chemical BPA, arguing too-specific warnings could scare stores and shoppers in poor neighborhoods away from some of the only fruits and vegetables available — canned ones, officials said Thursday. 2340. March 25, 2016 | Bloomberg BNA
EPA touts assessing chemical risks, proposing rules.
Refining risk assessments of chemicals in commerce, proposing rules to ban or restrict certain uses of some chemicals, and issuing final rules on nanomaterials and formaldehyde emissions are among the EPA's priorities for 2016, officials said. 2341. March 24, 2016 | New York Times
New rules aim to reduce silica exposure at work sites.
The Labor Department plans to announce on Thursday new rules that sharply reduce workplace exposure to silica, a potentially deadly mineral found in materials commonly used in construction and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. 2342. March 24, 2016 | Australia ABC News, Australia
China's cancer rates exploding, more than 4 million people diagnosed in 2015
In some of the industrial provinces, lung cancer rates have increased a staggering four-fold, but authorities seem reluctant to acknowledge—let alone deal with - the epidemic. 2343. March 16, 2016 | CBC Canada
Neonicotinoids affect wildflower pollination, study finds.
The way bumblebees get pollen from wildflowers changes when the insects are exposed to commonly used neonicotinoid pesticides according to new research at the University of Guelph. 2344. March 16, 2016 | Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines
Women need better protection against toxic chemicals.
In the Philippines, the Department of Health repeatedly warns about cosmetics containing deadly chemicals. The report says women are exposed to a range of hazardous chemicals at home and at work and as consumers of products that contain toxins. While both women and men are exposed to hazardous chemicals every day, it notes that “women are often differently exposed due to their (entrenched) gender roles and because of biological susceptibilities and health impacts. 2345. March 15, 2016 | Nature
High-fat diets raise risk of obesity in offspring.
Study in mice suggests that behaviour of parents influences health of children through 'epigenetic' inheritance. This is the first time that such an effect has been observed with egg cells. 2346. March 15, 2016 | Reuters
Indonesia warns of fire risk in haze-prone regions in March-April.
Indonesia expects dryer than normal weather in several fire and haze-prone regions in western and central Indonesia in March and April, the state weather agency said on Monday, referring to a recent increase in fires and hotspots. 2347. March 14, 2016 | Environmental Health News
Undergoing fertility treatment? Watch your plastics.
As evidence mounts that BPA exposure reduces IVF pregnancies, FDA stays silent and scientists blast the agency’s stance on the chemical’s safety as “absurd”. 2348. March 14, 2016 | Snarled over glyphosate.
Chemical & Engineering News
The 28 countries of the European Union are at odds over whether to extend the approval of the herbicide glyphosate for an additional 15 years. 2349. March 11, 2016 | Press Trust of India, India
Lead exposure in early stage increases obesity risk: Study
For the study, lead was added to the drinking water of female mice prior to breeding through nursing their young. 2350. March 11, 2016 | Bangkok Nation, Thailand
Cases of blood contamination in Thailand.
Nearly half of the people living near a gold mine in Phichit province have been found to have abnormally high levels of manganese in their blood as indicated by a study run by Rangsit University.
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